GRACELIN BASKARAN: It’s probably not too late to repair US-SA relations
Allowing the relationship to continue on the current trajectory could prove to be a costly war that has no winners
It’s been a fractured week in the world of US-SA relations. President Donald Trump’s executive order announced punitive measures, and in response mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe called on African nations to withhold minerals (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2025-02-03-mantashe-shrugs-off-trumps-aid-plans-with-threat-to-withdraw-minerals/) from the US.
This political and economic war has no winners. As an American living in Washington DC and working on public policy — but with a deep affinity for SA after nearly seven years living in Johannesburg and Rustenburg — here are a few thoughts: ..
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