South Africa–Switzerland relations

South African-Swiss relations refers to the current and historical relations between South Africa and Switzerland. South Africa has an embassy in Berne and a general consulate in Geneva. Switzerland has an embassy in Pretoria and a general consulate in Cape Town.

South African-Swiss relations

South Africa
Switzerland

Trade

Switzerland did not participate in the United Nations-led boycott of apartheid South Africa, though it did observe the arms-embargo. As a result, in 2002 Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse faced a $50 billion lawsuit in the United States. Lawyer Ed Fagan led the suit on behalf of the plaintiffs. South African human rights lawyer Dumisa Ntsebeza also coordinated the suit. The Swiss banks firmly denied the charges.[1]

A Swiss-government funded study revealed in 2005 that Swiss company Sulzer AG provided parts used in South African nuclear weapon-related uranium enrichment, providing necessary fissile material during the 1970s. [2]

  • South African exports to Switzerland
  • Swiss exports to South Africa
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gollark: Everyone on here has a few billion in their phone/computer/whatever!
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See also

References
  1. Swiss banks 'face apartheid lawsuit' BBC News, 16 June 2002
  2. How the Swiss helped apartheid South Africa to build the bomb' The Telegraph, 29 Oct 2005


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