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  "path": "/news/2026-03-11-pretoria-summons-us-ambassador-as-diplomatic-strain-grows-with-washington/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T21:23:46.000Z",
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    "National",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Expropriation Act",
    "geopolitical tensions",
    "International Court Of Justice",
    "International Relations And Cooperation",
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  "textContent": "US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, was called in for a formal diplomatic demarche following comments the government described as “undiplomatic”",
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