JOHANNESBURG—Political analysts and diplomats in South Africa say relations between the African National Congress (ANC) government and Washington are deteriorating, fast.
There’s currently a bill in the House of Representatives asking for a review of the Biden administration’s relations with South Africa, in light of the country’s recent military drills with Russia and China.
Now, the U.S. has warned of the possibility of “civil unrest” in South Africa, further angering President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration.
Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, says Pretoria’s engaging with Washington about the alert.
A police car in South Africa. (Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images)
“We do not have any information to indicate there’s going to be any kind of civil unrest in our country. We will talk to our American partners because such alerts have the potential to cause serious problems in the country,” Gungubele told The Epoch Times….