Africa Daily

How much is South Africa willing to sacrifice for Palestinians?


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“The question that I’ve been grappling with is, are we not punching above our weight as a country given the fact that we are not one of the biggest economies?” – Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Nelson Mandela University in South Africa

Tensions between South Africa and the United States appear to be intensifying.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party, the African National Congress recently said, it won’t be dropping its genocide case against Israel to appease America.
South Africa took Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s country to the International Court of Justice in 2024, arguing that it was committing genocide.
This relates to the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
These developments come weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration took a hostile stance towards South Africa, including cutting off funding.
In today’s episode, Alan Kasujja tries to understand how far South Africa is prepared to go for the cause of Palestine, amid America’s pressure.

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