Ebrahim Rasool was born 15 July 1962 in District Six, Cape Town to a Muslim family of mixed English-Javanese-Dutch-Indian heritage. [3] Since he was classified as Coloured by the apartheid system, [3] when he was nine years old, he and his family were forcefully evicted from the area due to the government declaring the area a "Whites-only" residential suburb.

19 hours ago · South Africa's expelled Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, has been given 72 hours to leave that country. Chrispin Phiri, spokesperson for International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, confirmed to News24 that Pretoria was arranging to have him "back very soon".

1 day ago · The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio describing him as a "race-baiting politician". In a post on X, Rubio accused Ebrahim Rasool of ...

19 hours ago · The United States has expelled South Africa's ambassador for being a "race-baiting politician who hates America". Secretary of state Marco Rubio posted on X late on Friday to say Ebrahim Rasool is ...

7 hours ago · The United States has expelled South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool for criticizing the Trump administration, further heightening tensions between the two countries. In a post on X Friday ...

10 hours ago · The US State Department has given South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, a formal deadline of Friday, 21 March to leave the country.. In a diplomatic note to South Africa’s embassy in Washington dated 14 March, the Department also said it will no longer recognise Rasool as a diplomat as from Monday, 17 March.

12 hours ago · A major diplomatic crisis unfolds between South Africa and the United States as Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is expelled following controversial remarks about the Trump administration during a MISTRA ...