Clyde N. S. Ramalaine|Published
Clyde N.S. Ramalaine
South Africa’s foreign policy is under siege, not from foreign powers, but from the fragmentation of its own State centre.
The controversy over SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya’s visit to Iran is more than a military misstep; it exposes fractures in governance, civil–military discipline, and institutional coherence. That a senior military officer could conduct politically charged diplomacy without the President’s knowledge signals a State adrift, where factionalism, ideological signalling, and individual prerogatives dictate the nation’s global posture.
Maphwanya’s visit lies at the intersection of…
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