By Johnathan Paoli
The Economic Freedom Fighters has condemned the inclusion of billionaire businessman Johann Rupert in the official South African delegation to the United States.
EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo described Rupert’s inclusion to the meeting with President Donald Trump as “an exhibition of the undue influence of big business” and a blatant undermining of democratic sovereignty and the will of the South African people.
“The inclusion of Johann Rupert in a diplomatic delegation is a spit in the face of our democracy. Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa have allowed their benefactors and funders to influence and control the relations between South Africa and the United States,” Thambo said in a statement on Wednesday.
Thambo stressed that the EFF would not tolerate what it views as elite capture of the state’s policy direction, vowing to oppose any compromises on national sovereignty, transformation or legislative integrity, whether made in Washington or
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