THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Pretoria shifts from appeasement to resistance after unrelenting US pressure

Reported by Daily Maverick · 1 hour ago · Mondli Makhanya

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South Africa faces escalating tensions with the Trump administration, which has increasingly targeted the country with tariffs, diplomatic pressure and accusations over its domestic policies. Pretoria is now moving away from accommodation towards a firmer diplomatic stance, despite its weaker…

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