In Solidarity is an openDemocracy podcast about people, power and politics, co-hosted by our editors based in London, Abuja and Montevideo and featuring guests from the around the world.
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In Solidarity is an openDemocracy podcast about people, power and politics, co-hosted by our editors based in London, Abuja and Montevideo and featuring guests from the around the world.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The already fraught relationship between the United States and South Africa has been put under even more strain with Donald Trump's decision to cut foreign aid, not to mention South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ.
Menzi Ndhlovu, a political economist and risk analyst at Signal Risk a risk analysis consultancy focused on Africa, joins us to discuss this critical moment for South Africa.
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In Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. It’s hosted by openDemocracy’s Africa Editor, Ayodeji Rotinwa. Support the show by visiting openDemocracy.net/donate.
Credits:
Presented by Aman Sethi
Edited and produced by James Battershill & Ayodeji Rotinwa
Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela
00:00 Introduction
02:51 South Africa's support for Palestine
09:19 The street that caused a geopolitical issue
14:06 How the ANC has changed
16:26 Trump's issues with South Africa
22:10 Musk's issues with South Africa
24:10 Is the US trying to bring South Africa to heel?
28:00 How can South Africa appease the US?
31:30 Is there an upside to the rift with the US?
34:28 South Africa's moral quandary
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