EDITORIAL: SA will need to show Joe Biden it is serious about democracy
Cyril Ramaphosa should set a new tone in relations with the US, and siding with unsavoury governments is not the way to do it
20 January 2021 - 05:10
It’s a sign of the times that there is genuine concern about whether the transfer of power in the world’s longest continuous democracy will go on without incident.
US democracy hasn’t been as perfect as Americans themselves have imagined it to be, but it has been a beacon for others, despite its weaknesses...
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