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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: US Ambassador's remarks on SA uncalled for, undermining SA's sovereignty: Director of the Africa Centre for Evidence at the University of Johannesburg, Professor Isaac Khambule
Description: South Africa's Department of International Relations has summoned US Ambassador, Leo Brent Bozell the Third for a formal demarche after he labelled the "Kill the Boer" chant hate speech at a recent event in Hermanus, Western Cape. DIRCO says the public comments breached diplomatic protocol and disrespected South African sovereignty. The ambassador later clarified on X that his personal view aligns with many South Africans who see the song as harmful. Elvis Presslin spoke to Professor Isaac Khambule, Director of the Africa Centre for Evidence at the University of JohannesburgÂ