Hanging Out with celebrated politician Roelf Meyer
The Clement Manyathela Show · 16 July 2026 · 23m
Speaker 1: Hanging Out with Clement seven, two Walk the Talk, four Our Hanging Out Future, and Speaker 1: this morning on Our Hanging Out Future, I've got a former minister who is now Speaker 1: South Africa's Ambassador to the US, Rolf Mayer. Speaker 2: This is someone who served in cabinet as minister in fact probably under what three Speaker 2: presidents it was p W botha FW de Clerk and Nelson Mandela as well. But Speaker 2: also more importantly, he served as the National Party government's chief negotiator during the multi Speaker 2: party talks of the nineteen nineties, working alongside the A and c's Cerro Rama Pass Speaker 2: at the time to break successive deadlocks and pave the way to the country's first Speaker 2: democratic elections in nineteen ninety four. And since stepping down, he's really been involved, you Speaker 2: know, from frontline politics to really trying to build a career as an international peace Speaker 2: mediator, consulting on conflicts from Northern Ireland to Sri Lanka and other places you name Speaker 2: it. And as you remember, earlier this year, President Rama Pasa decided to appoint him Speaker 2: as South Africa's Ambassador to the United States. Tasked with a difficult job of studying Speaker 2: a relationship that's trained under the Trump administration, and he joins us now on the Speaker 2: line via zoom. Ambassador Mayor, thank you so much for making time for us. Good Speaker 2: morning, Good morning Cleveland. Thank you so much for coming through. I want to start Speaker 2: off from the beginning because as part of our Hanging Out future, we want to Speaker 2: understand you beyond what we know you publicly for. And I want you to take Speaker…
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