Expelled South African ambassador to the USA Ebrahim Rasool returns | AFP

The expelled South African ambassador to the USA Ebrahim Rasool is welcomed by crowds at the airport in Cape Town. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X earlier this month that Rasool, was "persona non grata".

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[jony-plan]

Rasool's received hero's welcome from his nations.

[njala]

Let's not forget how this guy brought cape town to its knees. Now he wants to pull a gupta

[JGK]

🤡 This clown show is going to cost South Africa alot of money in trade with US. This man made us look like fools and you praise him. 👨‍🎤

[MG-qplm]

He is such an embarrassment to SA and the rest of Africa he must be fired immediately what a disgrace

[charilec]

RAFOOL, our hero, thanks for getting us kicked out of Agoa. Someone once said, "you can't call that, because all men love it!

[Repaks]

Oh my. USA has 50 states... 50 states... 50 states with 340 mil people. SA has 63 mil?

[steveleroux]

Shouldn’t have an ambassador title, just a common junk that embarrassed the smart people of SA

[NaomiMahapa-iolx]

Who cares about America? Welcome home Rasool

[andrewhall]

Rasool the Fool deserved to get kicked out. He played arrogant and got the clap the ANC has deserved to have for years.

[innocent]

it was for the genocide case, , , every person with a brain can understand that

[ALRAED_things_from-everythin]

Free palestine, thank you mr ampassador

[bahidjamajiet]

Welcome home to you and your job standing up to the Trump bully of the planet 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[joseruiters]

Mr Persona non grata lawlessness in SA what was wrong has become right