SA poised to negotiate between hegemons

27 April 2025 - 00:00 By Thami Ngwenya

The expulsion last month of South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, marked a critical point in the increasingly fraught US-South Africa relationship. The expulsion signals a profound rupture in US-South Africa relations, driven as much by Pretoria’s foreign policy choices as by Washington’s broader geopolitical goals. ..

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