JONAS: IT'S JUST POLITICS

South Africa’s newly-appointed Special Envoy to the United States Mcebisi Jonas has explained his previous remarks against United States President Donald Trump. 

Jonas's 2020 remarks referring to Trump as "a racist, homophobic and a narcissistic right-winger" resurfaced and have raised the simmering tensions between the two governments.

But Jonas told 702 that he was speaking as an “activist” and that the criticism is part and parcel of politics.

He says: “I guess I must put that in context. At the time, I was outside of government, at the time I was speaking as an activist. 

“I am sure if you Google any politician, they have said some nasty things about one politician or the other. 

“The reality of the matter is that the challenge that we all face, and the task at hand is to work on the relations between the two countries.”