EDITORIAL | There are lessons to be learnt from the Putin poser
It took diplomatic skill to find a solution to a complicated matter, but we need to distance ourselves from geopolitical spats
19 July 2023 - 21:36
As the South African government lets out a sigh of relief at Russian President Vladmir Putin’s decision to skip next month’s Brics summit in South Africa, we need to swallow the bitter pill that we remain mere puppets in a war way bigger than ourselves...
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