Support for Russia could backfire on SA’s economy

ANC leaders are mistaken if they believe SA can develop by relying only on Brics members and other African countries

06 March 2022 - 00:00
By William Gumede

SA’s support for Russia risks our isolation as a global pariah, undermining investment and economic growth when the country desperately needs new resources to tackle poverty, unemployment and stop its rapid de-industrialisation, writes William Gumede.

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