Trump names media critic as ambassador to South Africa

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named a right-wing media critic as the US ambassador to South Africa, at a time that Washington's relations with one of the continent's richest countries are in free fall.

If confirmed in the role by the US Senate, Brent Bozell would be stepping into the job just after the Trump administration threw out South Africa's own envoy to the United States following perceived criticism of the president.

"I am pleased to announce that Brent Bozell will be...