South African govt summons US ambassador again amid heightened diplomatic tensions

South Africa has summoned the United States ambassador, Brent Bozell, for the third time in nine months, amid worsening diplomatic tensions between Pretoria and Washington.
A senior South African foreign ministry official said Bozell was called to the ministry on Tuesday to “explain his undiplomatic conduct”, after the US envoy published a strongly worded opinion article accusing the South African government of “hostility” towards the United States.
“It was the third demarche since he started his duties nine months ago. This is a record,” the official told AFP.
Bozell assumed his post in February, at a time when relations between the two countries were already strained over several ...