Julius Malema's opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party issued a scathing statement against the US, calling on South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa "to not allow the country to be bullied by the orange clown occupying the White House".

By Humeyra Pamuk and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The U.S. has is expelling South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates President Donald Trump.

Sec. of State Marco Rubio announced the expulsion of South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool following remarks Rasool made accusing the United States of engaging in "supremacist" policies domestically and globally.