US and SA at an impasse
The first five domestic “asks” involved alleged discrimination, incitement and violence against racial minorities generally and Afrikaners specifically, especially in rural communities; and broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) requirements which, with the Expropriation Act, Washington regarded as impediments to US investment.
After meeting Trump in Washington last month, Bozell returned with the message that the US “had lost patience”.
Washington losses patience He says Pretoria responded that regulatory and legislative obstacles meant telecommunications reform could take two years, while the mining portfolio presented “political difficulties”.
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