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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa canceled his public engagements due to ill health, as advised by his medical team after returning from the BRICS leaders' summit in India on Monday. Deputy president Paul Mashatile is also resting following a medical procedure, leading foreign affairs minister Ronald Lamola to head South Africa's delegation at the United Nations General Assembly amid renewed diplomatic tensions with the U.S. over visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was advised by his medical team to rest due to ill health and canceled public engagements starting Wednesday, September 16. His office stated he had returned from the BRICS leaders' summit in India on Monday and needed time to recover. Cabinet ministers were asked to represent him at scheduled events, but no specific duration for his absence was provided. Meanwhile, Deputy President Paul Mashatile is also resting due to medical advice following a procedure. Ronald Lamola, the foreign affairs minister, will lead South Africa's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, replacing Ramaphosa at a time when diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. are escalating over visa restrictions imposed by the previous U.S. administration.

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South Africa's president booked off from public engagements over ill health JOHANNESBURG, Sept 16 - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from public engagements due to ill health on the advice of his medical team, his office said on Wednesday.

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🔮 • The statement said Ramaphosa had asked cabinet ministers to represent him at scheduled public events where possible, without saying how long his absence might last.

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office → book → Wednesday

• Ramaphosa, 73, returned to South Africa on Monday after attending the BRICS leaders' summit in India and was advised to rest and recover, his office said in a statement. asserted

office → return → statement

• The statement said Ramaphosa had asked cabinet ministers to represent him at scheduled public events where possible, without saying how long his absence might last. uncertain

absence → say → events

• South Africa's deputy president, Paul Mashatile, is also resting on the advice of his doctors after a medical procedure. asserted

president → rest → procedure

• Foreign affairs minister Ronald Lamola will lead South Africa's delegation to this year's United Nations General Assembly in Ramaphosa's absence, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. asserted

Corporation → lead → absence

• Lamola will arrive in the U.S. at a time of renewed diplomatic tensions after the U.S. imposed visa restrictions on some South Africans over what it called race-based discrimination. asserted

it → arrive → what

• U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has made false claims that South Africa's white Afrikaner minority is being persecuted. uncertain

minority → make → claims

• South Africa rejects that, saying there is no evidence of discrimination against whites and that it has a right to put in place policies to address the legacy of centuries of racial injustice. asserted

it → reject → injustice

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