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There's talk of possible sanctions against #SouthAfrica over our stance on the #UkraineRussiaWar. In particular, they're talking about us possibly being banned from SWIFT:

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/692369/reserve-bank-sends-a-warning-about-sanctions-and-what-they-could-mean-for-south-africa/

If that happened, it'd be a disaster, because effectively, no South African would be able to do business with any foreign country.

And in this day and age, there are a significant number of ordinary South Africans who work for international companies (who have no physical presence in South Africa). If they ban us from SWIFT, those people can't get paid. :(