Cosatu sounds alarm over AfriForum's actions and their economic impact on South Africa

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Philippa Larkin philippa.larkin@inl.co.za Cosatu has sounded the alarm over what it calls AfriForum’s “dangerous” behavior, linking the group’s recent international lobbying to a massive R8 billion cut in US aid and potential economic fallout for South Africa. This as there are fears that investor and business confidence will be affected. In a statement on Friday, the federation accused AfriForum of spreading racism and fake news, with devastating consequences now hitting the country. "Cosatu would not normally want to give airtime to fringe juvenile lunatics, let alone those inebriated with racism and fake news, however an exception needs to be made for AfriForum’s acts of buffoonery due to the very real pain we believe they have caused and will further inflict upon millions of South Africans, black and white," the trade…

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Star South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-10

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