Pandor, a true convert, now relishes the job of pleasing the Russians
By allowing herself to be the mouthpiece of the government's indefensible backing of Russia, she's damaging both South Africa and her legacy
09 April 2023 - 00:00
Naledi Pandor has been eagerly pressing the self-destruct button lately. Cerebral, cultivated and effortlessly articulate, the minister of international relations & co-operation — a rare dab hand in an otherwise mediocre cabinet — has been trashing her reputation as she tries in vain to justify her government’s discredited policy of supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
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