SONGEZO ZIBI | SA’s position on the Ukraine conflict is naive, sentimental and wrong

The ANC’s insistence on showing loyalty to Russia in this instance is misguided and devoid of principle

06 March 2022 - 19:49 By Songezo Zibi

SA has declined to condemn Russia’s unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, a decision that has baffled some, but it need not. It is the government version of the ANC’s support for Putin’s Russia at this critical moment...

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