LISTEN | Mbalula hints at U-turn on Putin

ANC secretary-general moves to defuse row over invitation to Russian leader, as government prepares to take final decision

04 June 2023 - 00:05 By KGOTHATSO MADISA, THABO MOKONE and AMANDA KHOZA

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has hinted at a rethink of the government's invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit here in August...

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