By Simon Nare
Former president Thabo Mbeki has questioned the competency of President Cyril Ramaphosa government to deal with the strained diplomatic relations with the US.
Delivering the keynote address at the Aziz Pahad memorial lecture in Johannesburg on Monday, Mbeki asked why a government would allow disinformation to be communicated in another country and no action was taken.
While paying tribute to Pahad, Mbeki said the former foreign affairs deputy minister would have questioned such a practice.
Mbeki wanted to know how the government was failing to explain its foreign policy.
He said mischaracterisation of the country by the Afrikaans group AfriForum should not have been left unchallenged and the silence has sent a negative message about the white genocide claimed by the group.
Mbeki said no government would have allowed such a falsehood to spread.
“On behalf of Aziz, let me ask some robust questions, does DIRCO (Department
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