South African Foreign Policy

Cooperation between the two countries however continues across several domains and both governments retain an interest in maintaining functional relations

The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law

The country must stand up to bullying from powerful states and form bonds, as an autonomous nation, with countries that share our values

Some hard decisions are coming up as the United States tries to discredit South Africa’s standing on the world stage

For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders

Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values

South Africa’s foreign policy performance, over its first quarter-century democratic governance, is put under the spotlight

The former president says that South Africa needs clearer foreign policy positions on a range of continental and global issues

The team charged with reviewing South Africa’s foreign policy must keep in mind the principles of dignity and human rights

Against the backdrop of drifts in the country’s foreign policy, defining a strategic impetus in global affairs has become all the more important.

No other country or individual dictates South Africa’s foreign policy, President Jacob Zuma has said in the wake of the Dalai Lama visa debacle.

The Chinese government is increasingly using economic pressure to bully foreign governments into not meeting the Dalai Lama.

President Zuma’s special adviser on foreign relations has defended South Africa’s decision to abstain on a UN resolution on sanctions against Syria.

The South African government’s double standards on human rights issues are not going unmarked, says <b>Greg Mills</b>.

Jacob Zuma on Thursday joins a club of the world’s most important developing nations at a summit in China, the latest effort to assert his n