Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. South Africa Needs a Roosevelt Style of Leadership 244 October 5, 2020 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Mail & Guardian (South Africa) on 3 October 2020 by Richard Calland (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:COVID-19economyJacob ZumarecessionSouth Africa Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Indonesia: Too Close to Trump: Gambling Sovereignty, Humanity for US’ Approval March 7, 2026. Published in The Jakarta PostThe trajectory is clear: Jakarta is tilting toward Washington at a cost many fear will be borne by ordinary Indonesians. 0 Mexico: Trump Won’t Take Our Oil March 12, 2026. Published in La JornadaMexican oil is not the property of the United States or Donald Trump. 0 Ireland: Real Legacy of Elvis May Be Contested, but His Story Recalls a Better America March 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Egypt: When Americans Finally See What We Always Knew March 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineA significant segment of the American political elite engages with Israel not through rational calculus but through eschatological conviction. 0 Australia: Oil Markets Can’t Bank on Deal-Maker Donald Trump in the Middle East March 9, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Egypt: When Americans Finally See What We Always Knew March 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineA significant segment of the American political elite engages with Israel not through rational calculus but through eschatological conviction. 0 Saudi Arabia: US Attempting to Pass the Buck to its Gulf Allies March 13, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe U.S. has always benefited from and even stirred up the rivalry between Iran and the Arab Gulf states. 0 Ghana: Ghana Must Choose Diplomacy over Alignment in the Israel-Iran Crisis March 13, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb 0 Saudi Arabia: Paradoxes of the Holy War March 13, 2026. Published in OkazAre we looking at a return to the darkness of the Old World, or does President Trump intend to spring yet another one of his endless surprises on us? 0 Australia: Iran, Not the US, Currently Has the Strategic Upper Hand March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: How Donald Trump and JD Vance Are ‘Philosophically a Little Bit Different’ on Iran March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: We’re Watching a Religious War between 3 Theocratic States. Is This the 1600s? March 13, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Ireland: Real Legacy of Elvis May Be Contested, but His Story Recalls a Better America March 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Related Articles Germany: For All the Self-Praise, Donald Trump Faces Serious Polling Problems March 1, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau South Africa: US-Venezuela Quagmire: Morass for Sober Reflection January 7, 2026. Published in The Sun Australia: America’s Increasingly ‘K-Shaped’ Economy Is Difficult To Reconcile December 24, 2025. Published in Sydney Morning Herald Germany: Trump Risks Falling into the Same Trap as His Predecessor* December 20, 2025. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungAmericans were not inclined to let Biden get away with being so out of touch. Trump is now running the same risk. India: How Trump’s Targeting of Venezuela and South Africa Appears Supremacist December 14, 2025. Published in FirstpostTrump, grandson of a German immigrant, is particularly peeved at an independent South Africa, which was the worst example of a Western supremacist-cum-colonial mindset. Previous articleThe Debate Showed Donald Trump for Who He Really IsNext articleTrump’s Persistent Interruptions Did Not Distract Biden during 1st Debate LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment