WATCH: Who is the South African man asking Donald Trump to ‘save the nation’?

By Marcus Moloko

A video circulating on social media has sparked intense debate across South Africa. In the clip, a man, his identity still unconfirmed, looks directly into the camera and issues a desperate plea to US President Donald Trump.

“South Africans, we say that Donald Trump must come and save our country. You have done it in Venezuela to take, to arrest the president. You can also do [it here]. Cyril Ramaphosa must fall. Please come to South Africa and help us, Donald Trump. Please, we beg you, Mr. President. You are the president of the people. Save our lives. Save our people, save our country in South Africa,” he says.

The video has been widely shared, sparking questions about who this man is, what motivated his appeal, and how it relates to the unfolding crisis in Venezuela.

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