GRACELIN BASKARAN: Minerals diplomacy can help repair US-SA relations
A real opportunity exists for SA to scale up US investments in manganese production and processing in the country
It’s hard to disagree with Justice Malala’s recent column in the Financial Mail, in which he said US ambassador Reuben Brigety is not well positioned to constructively work on improving relations between the two countries given his loss of credibility with the SA government (“Why the US ambassador must quit (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/opinion/home-and-abroad/2023-09-05-justice-malala-why-the-us-ambassador-must-quit/)”, September 5).
But there’s also little reason for me to believe we need to hinge rebuilding the bilateral relationship on Brigety. Policymakers in Washington DC haven’t backed Brigety and have continuously signalled a real desire to rebuild relations. ..
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