The past few weeks have seen increasing talk of the possibility of the US imposing sanctions or other punitive measures on South Africa.
This follows US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety’s shocking claims South Africa loaded weapons onto a sanctioned Russian cargo ship when it docked at the Simon’s Town naval base last December.
The anticipation has even reached the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) which included sanctions against South Africa by the US as one of the risks to the stability of the country’s financial system in
