IN a stunning 48 hour turnaround this week, Reuben Brigety, US Ambassador to SA, was forced to apologise for his sensational allegation that South Africa had supplied arms to Russia which were ostensibly used in the war in Ukraine. Brigety was issued with a demarche, the highest sanction for a foreign diplomat, after SA expressed its unhappiness at his accusations and the violation of diplomatic protocol. Brigety was hauled to a meeting with Naledi Pandor, SA’s Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, who expressed the host government’s displeasure at his utterances. Brigety’s announcement marked the lowest point in relations between…