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SOUTH AFRICA: Tensions With US Dominate Post-SONA Debate

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  • The post-SONA debate in parliament was dominated by South African-US relations, which took a sharp turn for the worse under new President Donald Trump. The US leader cut all aid to South Africa, ostensibly over the adoption of the Expropriation Act and the sub-Saharan nation's genocide case against Israel. This has inspired concerns that the stand-off could spill over into trade relations, threatening South Africa's preferential access to US markets under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Ramaphosa refused to meet with Solidarity and AfriForum, who have been a key force calling on the US to increase pressure on South Africa over the Expropriation Act.
  • Insiders told TimesLIVE that there are growing calls within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party for the resignation of Secretary General Floyd Shivambu, who recently jumped ship from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). A separate report by Daily Maverick noted that Shivambu has been trying to increase his control over party operations, to the frustration of senior officials who joined before him. This comes after MK Party leader Jacob Zuma ordered his daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla MP, to apologise Shivambu for publicly saying that he was "the worst thing that happened to the party" earlier this week.
  • TimesLive reported that South Africa has been transporting additional troops and materiel to the DRC, where several thousands of its peacekeepers are currently stranded, refusing to bow to pressure to withdraw amid the advances of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
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  • The post-SONA debate in parliament was dominated by South African-US relations, which took a sharp turn for the worse under new President Donald Trump. The US leader cut all aid to South Africa, ostensibly over the adoption of the Expropriation Act and the sub-Saharan nation's genocide case against Israel. This has inspired concerns that the stand-off could spill over into trade relations, threatening South Africa's preferential access to US markets under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Ramaphosa refused to meet with Solidarity and AfriForum, who have been a key force calling on the US to increase pressure on South Africa over the Expropriation Act.
  • Insiders told TimesLIVE that there are growing calls within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party for the resignation of Secretary General Floyd Shivambu, who recently jumped ship from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). A separate report by Daily Maverick noted that Shivambu has been trying to increase his control over party operations, to the frustration of senior officials who joined before him. This comes after MK Party leader Jacob Zuma ordered his daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla MP, to apologise Shivambu for publicly saying that he was "the worst thing that happened to the party" earlier this week.
  • TimesLive reported that South Africa has been transporting additional troops and materiel to the DRC, where several thousands of its peacekeepers are currently stranded, refusing to bow to pressure to withdraw amid the advances of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.