Y’all feelin’ the derangement hitting yet?
The ructions in our politics are just beginning
30 March 2025 - 00:00
Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is spreading faster than Covid and it’s hitting South Africa hard. After years of dithering about an ambassador in Washington, President Cyril Ramaphosa rushes through the appointment of a loudly pro-Hamas former ANC Western Cape leader, Ebrahim Rasool (https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-03-23-sa-should-try-to-rebuild-relationship-with-the-us-rasool/), who gets there days before President Donald Trump is inaugurated a second time, on January 20...
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