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appeal for review of bilateral ties

SOUTH Africa has raised concerns about a bill introduced in the US congress calling for the review of ties between Pretoria and Washington.

Republican congressman John James and Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz introduced the bill, calling on US President Joe Biden to make an unclassified determination, within 30 days of the act being enacted, if Pretoria has engaged in activities that undermined US national security or foreign policy interests.

The bill accuses Pretoria of

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