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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is poised to tap veteran political negotiator Roelf Meyer as the country’s next envoy to the US, as Pretoria seeks to steady relations with Washington after a turbulent year.
France has withdrawn an invitation for South Africa to attend a summit of Group of Seven leaders in June following pressure from the US, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said.
The new United States investigation into South Africa and other countries’ trade practices could carry significant economic risks for South Africa, even if its stated rationale is questionable.
US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, says Washington is running out of patience with Pretoria’s lack of action on a ‘list of five asks’ delivered a year ago.
Dr Steve Minnaar, portefeuljebestuurder by Abax Investments, gesels oor wat vir hom vandag op die plaaslike beurs uitstaan en sy verwagtinge vir volgende week.
Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the United States could easily impose financial sanctions on South Africa if it really wanted to damage the country.
Will Trump’s new rules finish it off?
Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that South Africa is incredibly vulnerable to geopolitical alignments and that the United States still has one ‘big stick’ it can use against it.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has doubled down on his warning to people in South Africa spreading misinformation and straining relations.
Legislators in the United States Senate have hit South Africa with a second proposed bill to compel Washington to review its relations with Pretoria, sanction the ANC, and kick the country out of AGOA.