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Anti-fascism, Russian style: What was the ANC doing in Moscow this week?
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Anti-fascism, Russian style: What was the ANC doing in Moscow this week?

African National Congress (ANC), Iran, Mokonyane, Russia, Russian War, South African Politics, Trump, United States, US President, Venezuela, World Politics

Anti-fascism, Russian style: What was the ANC doing in Moscow this week?

While South Africa faces xenophobic blowback from its African neighbours, the ANC’s Nomvula Mokonyane spent Africa Day in Moscow – a telling snapshot of a party whose foreign policy is mired in Cold War nostalgia, writes Tony Leon. Nomvula Mokonyane, ANC deputy secretary-general, fronts the party’s foreign policy and heads its international engagements. This week on [...]

By Tony Leon|2026-05-27T04:07:39+00:00May 27th, 2026|African National Congress (ANC), Iran, Mokonyane, Russia, Russian War, South African Politics, Trump, United States, US President, Venezuela, World Politics|0 Comments

From Berlin to Simon’s Town: Euphemisms can’t hide SA’s drift
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From Berlin to Simon’s Town: Euphemisms can’t hide SA’s drift

African National Congress (ANC), China, Donald Trump, Jacob Zuma, Navy, Russia, South African Politics, Trump, United States, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin, World Politics

From Berlin to Simon’s Town: Euphemisms can’t hide SA’s drift

Tony Leon traces a line from the Berlin Wall to Simon’s Town, arguing that South Africa’s choices now side with repression over freedom – risking trade, investment and diplomatic fallout. My late parliamentary colleague Harry Schwarz had a gift for explaining complexity in understandable terms. Many decades after his arrival in 1934 in South Africa [...]