OPINIONISTA: Making foreign policy a bread-and-butter issue

The victory of the African National Congress under the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa in this election is not celebrated only by South Africans, but by many the world over.

However, the work that President Ramaphosa, and his chief diplomat, Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, did over the past year to restore South Africa’s image globally, as well as to cultivate our political and economic relationships with old and new partners will be of critical value to President Ramaphosa’s agenda to attract investment for growth in order to meet the challenges of employment, growth and shared prosperity – both here at home, on the continent and globally.

This is why economic diplomacy will have to be an important facet of the work South Africa does on the global stage. This is of course closely related to the investment drive President Ramaphosa has established, which is starting to gain traction. This could not have been more evident in the success of South Africa’s bid for the non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. Within a short period of time, South Africa was able to stage a return to a third stint by a vote of 183 of the 190 votes cast – better than the 182 received previously.

We have evolved to being a contributor to global arrangements, debates, and solutions. As economist Kevin Lings asserted in his book, The Missing Piece, “…South Africa has regularly demonstrated an ability to surpass even the most optimistic of expectations.

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