South Africa

The year-long ISS study found that key figures in South Africa’s influence industry were engaged in transnational coordinated campaigns.

South Africa appeared primarily motivated by economic factors and a desire to preserve its regional prestige, despite lacking the required military capabilities.

Current measures against South Africa are insufficient to alter the country’s hostile treatment of the U.S. Meservey calls for sanctions against ANC officials.

If the US imposes tariffs on South African vehicle exports, agricultural products, or other measures, “the rand will tank, inflation will rise, [and] we will have to respond with higher interest rates. There’s nothing that impoverishes a middle class like high interest rates, says Dr. Piet Croukamp.

The deployment of South African troops in the DRC was “a total disaster and totally unsustainable,” according to defence analyst Kobus Marais.

South Africa should adopt a neutral stance in the escalating maritime geopolitical environment and follow the example of India and Brazil, which are core members of BRICS but ‘are playing both sides very nicely.’

Ramaphosa’s government should “swallow their pride and start negotiations with Rwanda and the M23 rebels for their release. “It must be humiliating for our soldiers, and their well-being should be the government’s priority.”

“It is concerning when our technology is being used by Iran, as there are arms control measures in place to prevent it,” Iran appears to have a tight grip on South Africa.

South Africa’s current involvement in the DRC is “deeply irresponsible, pretending to be a regional power on what is essentially an overgrown border guard budget.”

Helmoed Heitman said although the country may do “a lot of dumb things, it isn’t quite stupid enough to exchange nuclear technology with Iran.”

Trump’s Executive Order is a direct response to
Ramaphosa’s confrontational stance against Israel and US allies. President Trump considers this an attack on America.

Defence minister Angie Motshekga and military chiefs, who appeared before a parliamentary committee, seemed unaware of how damaging their actions have been for the military. President Cyril Ramaphosa should “clean house.”