South Africa Turns to Golf Diplomacy to Woo Donald Trump

South Africa turns to golf diplomacy to woo Donald Trump

Ernie Els set to join Cyril Ramaphosa for White House meeting after breakdown in relations between Pretoria and Washington

Johann Rupert pulls the strings in Ramaphosa-Trump White House meeting

South Africa’s Ramaphosa expected to take golf stars to Trump meeting

The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to … billionaire JohannRupert, the founder of Switzerland-based luxury goods conglomerate Richemont … , months before Trump’s re-election, to ask him to keep …

Politicians furious as Johann Rupert, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen join Cyril Ramaphosa in USA

Billionaire Johann Rupert and golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen are expected to join President Cyril Ramaphosa during his meeting with Donald Trump.

Golfer Ernie Els was the driving force behind persuading President Donald Trump to meet with a South African delegation on Wednesday, says Johann Rupert, chairman of Richemont.