Ramaphosa tells ANC: Resist US attempts to sow doubt in SA

By Johnathan Paoli

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday told ANC delegates that the rise of the Global South was “irreversible” and said South Africa should not allow external powers, particularly the United States, to sow doubt or division as global geopolitics shift.

Delivering his political report to the party’s 5th National General Council at the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni, Ramaphosa said the global balance of forces had changed dramatically since the ANC’s last major gathering.

“The global balance of forces is shifting in different, sometimes contradictory ways. The economic and political rise of Global South countries is upending long-established power relations.

“These changes are occurring amidst unpredictable and disruptive actions of a new US administration, creating uncertainty and volatility. As a movement and as South Africa, our engagement in international relations aims to promote our national interest and protect our sovereignty and constitutional order,” he said.

“Through the G20,