The third Annual Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and representatives of donor countries and organizations was held in Maseru. It was marked by further criticism of South Africa's foreign policy and deliberate interference in the region. The country’s foreign policy was pursued in three overlapping but distinctive settings: the regional context of Southern Africa, relations with the West and the broader world context including international organisations. South Africa carried some activities outside the parameters of these settings.
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27 January 1983
South Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01O’Malley, P. ‘1983’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Dialog, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (21 November 2012)
- 02Barber J and Barratt J. (1990) ‘South Africa’s Foreign Policy: The Search for Status and Security 1945-1988’ (Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge) pg 5.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2013, January 24). South Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094686
South African History Online (2013) 'South Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region', South African History Online, 24 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094686 (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
South African History Online, South Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094686, (accessed 10 November 2026).
"South Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region." South African History Online, 24 Jan. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094686. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "South Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region." South African History Online. January 24, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094686.
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