Family Ties: Ramaphosa acts to smooth relations with Botswana after Bridgette Radebe controversy

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Family Ties: Ramaphosa acts to smooth relations with Botswana after Bridgette Radebe controversy By Carien Du Plessis• carienduplessis

While Masisi played open cards about the meeting, it was shrouded in secrecy from the South African side. There’s been a talk from the inner circle that the reports about Radebe’s interference presented Ramaphosa with a massive headache, as it is South Africa’s stated policy not to get involved with the succession politics in another country.

Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko referred the query back to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation .told Daily Maverick last week Sunday Standard reports that Ramaphosa has distanced himself from his sister-in-law and that South Africa would not interfere with any action Botswana chooses to take against Radebe. According to the report, foreign minister Unity Dow said the country was considering imposing visa restrictions against Radebe.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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