Bush calls Motlanthe
04/10/2008 07:29  - (SA)  

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Waco, Texas - US President George W Bush called President Kgalema Motlanthe to congratulate him on becoming South Africa's new leader, the White House said on Friday.

Motlanthe was sworn in as president on September 25, following the unceremonious ousting of Thabo Mbeki, who had led the country since 1999.

Bush made the call from Air Force One en route to an event in Missouri after signing into law the $700bn financial system bailout package in Washington, White House spokesperson Scott Stanzel said.

Motlanthe said on Friday that South Africa's budget surplus has sheltered the country from the full impact of the US financial crisis that is taking a global toll.

In July, Washington launched a scathing attack on then-president Mbeki after Pretoria's UN envoy voted against targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.

- AFP

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