The FF Plus wants to persuade other parties in the GNU to take a stance against the ANC’s foreign policy, saying it is failing to put the interests of the country first. The FF Plus, which controls the ministry of correctional services in the government of national unity, says it also wants direct conversation with President Cyril Ramaphosa over his party’s foreign policy approach, especially in relation to the US. Relations between Pretoria and Washington DC are atan all-time low, with President Donald Trump adopting a hostile stance against South Africa over: “The ANC can no longer keep pushing South Africa and its people over the edge of economic and moral ruin with its risky and provocative foreign policy.
It is time for the partners in the government of national unity [GNU] to take a stand against it,” FF Plus leader Corne Mulder said in a statement. “Therefore the FF Plus will formally request an urgent discussion of South African foreign policy with President Cyril Ramaphosa and then reach out to, and invite, other parties in government to join the conversation. “Not taking action could be construed as tacit consent, and that is certainly not the case.
the ANC is not even trying to make excuses for its double standards any more. The party wasted no time in dragging Israel and the US before the International Court of Justice and the UN, levelling accusations of genocide and violations of international law. “Under the ANC, foreign policy has taken on catastrophic proportions and could even undermine the GNU.
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It is high time to prioritise the country’s interests.” Mulder also cited the recent controversy over the participation of Iran at the“Will for Peace 2026” naval paradeat Simon’s Town, along with other Brics member states such as China and Russia. “The urgency and significance of the request will be brought to the attention of the president. The ANC’s current conduct is openly defiant towards the US.
The recent ‘Will for Peace 2026′ naval exercise in Simon’s Town serves as proof. “The US has already expressed its disapproval of the naval exercise, which further harms trade relations — precisely at a time when the US Senate isdeliberating Agoa,“ he said. “In 30 years South Africa has degenerated from the world’s conscience to a country that has embedded itself among nations with questionable human rights records, such asIran, which is now brutally acting against its own citizens who yearn for freedom and democracy.
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