Sydney Mufamadi: Is govt tiptoeing around AfriForum?

Former safety and security minister, Sydney Mufamadi has expressed concern with the ongoing campaigns by lobby groups AfriForum and Solidarity in the US that have been credited for sparking wrath against South Africa by US President Donald Trump. IOL reported last month that lobby groups AfriForum and Solidarity have faced unprecedented backlash within South Africa, after Trump unleashed a raft of sanctions against South Africa, including cutting financial aid which benefitted millions of poor individuals. The lobby groups have led long-running campaigns in the US, engaging top Washington officials and appealing for action against South Africa’s transformation and expropriation laws. Mufamadi who is President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security advisor said if the lobby groups do not start dialing down on the “noise”, a perception will be created that the government…