ZANU–PF warns South Africa against US sanctions and Trump’s influence
SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 25 – The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 34-16 to advance a bill reviewing ties with South Africa amid tensions over Gaza and trade concerns, risking sanctions on ANC officials.
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US advances sanctions plans for South Africa
US lawmakers voted to advance a bill that proposes reviewing the country’s relationship with South Africa and imposing sanctions on some African National Congress officials. Relations between the countries have deteriorated in recent months over Pretoria’s condemnation of Israel’s war in Gaza and US President Donald Trump’s false claim of a white “genocide” in South Africa.The US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted 34-16 to send the…
Sanctions? Not so fast — Redi Tlhabi on what the US bill really means for South Africa
In this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi cuts through the panic and misinformation surrounding the US–SA Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025. Are sanctions really imminent? What stage is the bill really at? From Washington, Tlhabi explains the legislative process, the politi...
A committee of the House of Representatives is pushing for a Republican bill to punish South Africa. In Washington, the elected democrats warn against the lasting damage that a new offensive against Pretoria would bring to bilateral relations.
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