JOHANNESBURG - The US Congress is considering a bill to impose sanctions against some African National Congress leaders.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the bill on Tuesday, with a majority of lawmakers on the committee objecting to South Africa's close ties with Russia and China.
The committee chairman, Brian Mast, added that the ANC's direct engagement with Hamas leaders, and the country's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, are further proof of worsening relations between South Africa and the US.
But not all committee members are in favour of the sanctions move.
Democrat and House Representative, Gregory Meeks, slammed the bill and called his Republican counterparts hypocrites for the move.