The Albanese Blunder How a Rogue Official Sparked a Diplomatic Drama

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During her Nelson Mandela Lecture in Sandton, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese - known for her outspoken stance on Palestine - was confronted by a sheriff attempting to serve her with court papers from the US. The bizarre move, reportedly orchestrated by a rogue official in South Africa’s Department of Justice, set off alarms at the Nelson Mandela Foundation and among organisers, including Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor. It later emerged that the official may have been duped by a US-based Zionist lobby intent on discrediting Albanese through a defamation suit. Human rights lawyer Nicole Fritz joins Phemelo to unpack how a paperwork blunder spiralled into a geopolitical storm.

28 Oct 5PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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