France, Jan. 10 -- Bozellis a prominent figure on the American right and a staunch supporter of Israel.

In the 1980s, he belonged to a pressure group opposed to any negotiations with the anti-apartheid African National Congress (ANC), then led by Nelson Mandela.

As South Africa's government is still led by the ANC, in a coalition of 10 parties, relations with Bozell are expected to be anything but easy.

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Bozell, 69, is known for his deeply conservative views. His father was a Catholic anti-abortion activist, while his son Leowas among those who stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, for which he was sentenced to nearly four years in prison....