US and SA have mutual interests

DR DUNCAN DU BOIS | DURBAN

The ANC’s collision with the Trump Administration has much relevance in terms of the exposure that it has produced and long-term American interests. Since the ending of white rule, international focus on South Africa declined significantly until the ANC’s inducement by Iran to accuse Israel of genocide in the ICJ. Then, with Trump shaking up the world order and re-examining US trade interests regarding AGOA (African Growth and Opportunities Act), the ANC rule of South Africa has come under the spotlight. ANC policies on property rights, racial discrimination and its relations with the pariah state of Iran, have once again placed South Africa in the arena of censure. This is ironic because it was the ANC’s campaign against apartheid which placed South Africa there in the 1980s. But then history…

You're reading a preview of

Star South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-20

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.