Genocide Accusation: Pretoria Plays for Time
*This article was originally published in French Excerpt There are trials whose verdict matters little- far less than the act of dragging them out. Since January 2024, South Africa has accused...
Pretoria
How South Africa’s Corruption Makes It Vulnerable to Foreign Infiltration
With its rampant debt and public embezzlement, South Africa will have difficulty becoming a closer US partner.
Op-eds
South African Government Continues Antagonizing U.S.
South Africa is defiant, refusing to distance itself from the Islamic Republic despite U.S. Ambassador Brent Bozell stating that “an association with Iran is an impediment to good relations with the...
Policy Briefs
South Africa Should Stand with the Iranian People, Not Their Oppressors
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may be dead, but the warm feelings linger on in South Africa. The Islamic Republic’s brutal repression of its civilians and the US-Israeli operation against...
Op-eds
South Africa Rejects Israeli Water Assistance to Carry Water for Hamas
Pretoria just booted Israel’s top diplomat for an unforgivable offense: trying to help rural South Africans access clean water. Instead of focusing on the well-being of its citizens, the South African...
Op-eds
Iran Protests Highlight South Africa’s Broken Moral Compass
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Op-eds
Treasury Sanctions a Hamas-Supporting Nonprofit With Ties to South Africa
“The South African government does not have any relationship with Hamas.” The South African ambassador to Qatar, Ghulam Hoosein Asmal, made this claim in 2024 despite having met with a delegation from...
Policy Briefs
South Africa Eyes Confrontation With Trump Over Growing Ties to China, Russia, Iran
South Africa is testing President Donald Trump’s patience, launching a week-long naval exercise alongside America’s adversaries. China, Russia, Iran, and several other countries in the loosely organized...
Policy Briefs
Washington Temporarily Shuts Pretoria Out of the G20
South Africa’s relations with the United States are spiraling downward. “America will be forging ahead with a new G20,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on December 4 — one that does not include...
Policy Briefs
South Africa’s Removal from Anti-Money Laundering Watchlist Warrants Unilateral U.S. Action
South Africa has an illicit finance problem, and despite what an international monitoring group says, it’s far from over. On October 24, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — the intergovernmental...
Policy Briefs
Hamas Supporters Gather in South Africa, Ruling Party Dares U.S. To ‘Apply Sanctions’
Pro-Hamas organizations gathered in Cape Town on September 27 to hold a march and rally. Prominent South African imam Ebrahim Gabriels addressed the thousands of demonstrators, calling President Donald...
Policy Briefs
South Africa’s Youth Bear the Burdens of Corruption
The burdens of corruption fall on all classes and groups of people, but their effects on the youth of a developing country are profound.
Op-eds
How to prevent your portfolio paying the price for SA’s foreign policy
Far more serious threat than tariffs is the momentum in Washington to sanction ANC officials
Op-eds
Hiding in Plain Sight: A Playbook for Combating Hamas in South Africa
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Memos
South Africa Expands Military Ties With Iran, Taunts Trump to ‘Bring On’ Sanctions
South Africa is not hiding its support for Iran. On August 12, Pretoria’s top military chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, met with senior officials of Iran’s military to strengthen cooperation between the two...
Policy Briefs
South Africa wants to fight Trump. Here’s how he should fight back.
South Africa is picking a fight with America it cannot win. This week, the country’s top general flew to Iran to deepen military cooperation with its Islamist regime. Just days earlier, African...
Op-eds
South Africa Remains a Risky Jurisdiction for Terror Finance
South Africa would like to get out of a very particular doghouse — the one where countries that fail to counter money laundering live. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s leading intergovernmental...
Policy Briefs
House Committee Moves to Overhaul U.S.-South Africa Relationship Ahead of Potential FATF Delisting
U.S. pressure is mounting on Pretoria. The House Foreign Affairs Committee cleared a consequential piece of legislation on July 22 aimed at reevaluating America’s longstanding relationship with South...
Policy Briefs
Wall Street Misprices South Africa’s Collapse
While Washington acts against Pretoria’s foreign alignments, financial markets fail to spot the reckoning ahead.
Op-eds
South Africa Rejects ISIS-Linked Political Party
The case of Farhad Hoomer has demonstrated South Africa’s difficulties in dealing with homegrown terrorism.