Three Months On, South Africa Envoy Sidelined in Talks With US

Mcebisi Jonas

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

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Three months after South Africa appointed Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the US and tasked him with helping reset bilateral relations with President Donald Trump’s administration, he has yet to visit the nation or meet with any high-level officials.