Mr Malema described Mr Meyer’s appointment as “politically tone deaf.”
“Support for the Palestinian struggle against occupation does not equate to support for Hamas,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said.
Six African leaders, South Africa, Egypt, Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, Republic of Congo, have concluded plans to visit Moscow and Kyiv to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, is gearing up to reshuffle his cabinet on Monday.
In 2019, President Ramaphosa also ended a visit to Egypt early so he could return home to deal with the same issue.
