by Eric Draitser, via MintPressNews

Major protests have gripped South Africa in recent months as political forces have emerged to give voice to a growing discontent with the government and ruling party. Beneath the surface of these demonstrations organized around legitimate grievances, however, there’s an undercurrent of political manipulation.

South Africa and its ruling African National Congress (ANC) party have been targeted for destabilization due to the country’s burgeoning relationship with China and other non-Western nations, most obviously typified by South Africa’s inclusion in BRICS, the association of the five major emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Last year, for example, China surpassed the United States and European Union as South Africa’s largest trade partner, and the ANC has been hard at work promoting further trade cooperation. Answering questions in the National Assembly, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa explained: “We trade more effectively with China because…

[Editor’s note: As we keep saying, the West is NOT Capitalist, they have killed the West with their own feudal greed; it IS a monopolist Corporate Fascist Conglomerate as the TPP and the TTIP are proving it to be. Bring back real Capitalism, with checks and balances against monopolies, invest in small and medium private businesses once again, and the West will thrive!  They will become job creators instead of job seekers or social welfare dependents.

Please note that we would replace the word ” capitalist” in this article ” with corporate fascist” and we promote the Russian  model more than the Chinese, who please note: has had the benefit of US industries moving into the country lock stock and barrel bringing their economy into the 21st century, which accounts for the growing number of Chinese ” billionaires,”  while Americans have been losing their jobs at an alarming rate as…