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.
Therefore, the Freedom Front Plus (VF 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.
Under the ANC, foreign policy has taken on catastrophic proportions and could even undermine the GNU. It is high time to prioritise the country’s interests.
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 United States (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 American Senate is deliberating AGOA.
In thirty 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 as Iran, which is now brutally acting against its own citizens who yearn for freedom and democracy.
In fact, South Africa’s list of friends reads like a “Roll of Shame”. Friendships with autocrats are prioritised above human rights and strategic alliances with the West.
To make matters worse, the ANC is not even trying to make excuses for its double standards anymore. The party wasted no time in dragging Israel and the US before the International Court of Justice and the United Nations (UN), levelling accusations of genocide and violations of international law.
The ANC simply cannot be trusted to manage South Africa’s foreign policy on its own. As a partner in the GNU, the Freedom Front Plus insists that all GNU partners should have a say in the decisions.
