US Warns of Civil Unrest in South Africa; Business Leaders Predict ‘Arab Spring’

US Warns of Civil Unrest in South Africa; Business Leaders Predict ‘Arab Spring’
Job seekers stand outside a construction site in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 23, 2020. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Darren Taylor
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JOHANNESBURG—Political analysts and diplomats in South Africa say that relations between the African National Congress (ANC) government and officials in Washington are deteriorating quickly.

A measure making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives seeks a review of the Biden administration’s relations with South Africa, in light of its recent military drills with Russia and China.