South Africa: Presidency Condemns DA's 'Latest Effort to Embarrass' Special Envoy Mcebisi Jonas

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No more Mr Nice Guy: Ramaphosa fumes at DA’s ‘disinformation’

The Presidency has launched a scathing attack against the Democratic Alliance (DA), saying the party is spreading disinformation regarding international relations with the United States. The DA claimed that Washington DC had deemed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Special Envoy to the United States, Mcebisi Jonas, as unwelcome. Ramaphosa’s office dismissed the claims, saying they were a deliberate attempt to “embarrass” the special envoy. DA CLAIMS U…

South Africa: Presidency Condemns DA's 'Latest Effort to Embarrass' Special Envoy Mcebisi Jonas

Ramaphosa's spokesperson said, 'The DA is trying cheaply but dangerously to exploit a critical engagement between South Africa and the United States to protest President Ramaphosa's removal of Mr Andrew Whitfield.'

SA Presidency Slams DA For 'Right Wing Posture' On Special Envoy Mcebisi Jonas - The Bulrushes

Pretoria – The Presidency has cautioned South Africans against “treating Democratic Alliance (DA) disinformation on matters of international relations and diplomacy as official government policy”. In a strongly worded statement, the Presidency on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, said: “The Democratic Alliance’s latest effort to embarrass President Ramaphosa’s Special Envoy to North America, Mr. Mcebisi Jonas, involves claims – in the DA’s framing – that t…