South Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who has recently shared one of his notable foreign policy perspectives, says his country would not abandon the Palestinian cause and ignore the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appease the US. Mashatile, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deputy in the country’s governing African… Continue reading Mashatile: SA Won’t Abandon the Palestinian Cause and Ignore ICC Arrest Warrant Against Netanyahu to Appease US
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The ICC is The West’s Apparatus To Coerce The Developing World
At the dawn of the 21st century, a trend in political development (and beyond) has been observed towards the reduction of national sovereignty and transfer of several control functions to supranational structures, in the context of the march of globalization. The refraction of this trend in International Law is, obviously, the International Criminal Court (ICC).… Continue reading The ICC is The West’s Apparatus To Coerce The Developing World
Ramaphosa Called Out For Caving Into US Pressure Over Putin
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been called out for caving into United States of America (USA) pressure not to protect Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was expected to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month. The West has also been accused of undermining South Africa’s sovereignty and independent foreign policy, by weaponising trade and resorting… Continue reading Ramaphosa Called Out For Caving Into US Pressure Over Putin
BRICS: Why Africa Must Look East And Resist Imperialist US Diplomacy By Threat
The upcoming BRICS Summit in Johannesburg next month is important for South Africa, the African continent and the global south. The gathering of the world’s major developing countries is expected to discuss a common currency and admit or agree on criteria to admit new members. Countries which have either applied or lined up to join… Continue reading BRICS: Why Africa Must Look East And Resist Imperialist US Diplomacy By Threat
Ramaphosa’s office, ANC make U-turn on ICC withdrawal
In an overnight turn of events, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has made a U-turn on his statement that the ANC had taken a decision for South Africa to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying he had erred. This came after Ramaphosa reiterated the ANC’s statement that it had decided to pull out of… Continue reading Ramaphosa’s office, ANC make U-turn on ICC withdrawal
ICC Fallout: Malema Blasts Ramaphosa And ANC, Embraces ‘Hero’ Putin
EFF leader Julius Malema has laid into President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC, saying their U-turn on withdrawing South Africa from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was a sign that they are not truly in charge of the country. He said their overnight decision to backtrack on the matter last week was taken after their… Continue reading ICC Fallout: Malema Blasts Ramaphosa And ANC, Embraces ‘Hero’ Putin