The actions of South Africa’s government are drawing attention to the links between individual ANC politicians and Russia
navy, like much of the country, is dilapidated. Its fleet spends less than half the time on the seas than it did a decade ago. It has few working ships, a result of budget cuts by the ruling African National Congress . So it makes sense that the country would welcome better fleets that might teach it a thing or two.
For most of the 21st century the West has been understanding of South Africa’s desire to have it both ways. Guilt over their support for white rule tempered rich countries’ criticism of the. South Africa was the gateway to the rest of the continent. As long as it was still open to trade, investment and tourists from America and Europe, thewas given a pass. Western countries still represent four of the five top destinations for South African exports.
Then, in January, came the visit of Sergei Lavrov. Alongside her Russian counterpart Ms Pandor said that calling for Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine would be “simplistic and infantile”, given the “massive transfer of arms” that the West has given Kyiv. She went on to say that theChoppy waters
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