The Russian Embassy has moved to counter media speculation around Errol Musk’s visit to Russia, stressing that no farmer relocation programme exists and that the discussions relate to agricultural investment opportunities
Seeing Africans fight and die for this insane comeback of imperialism in its cruelest, boldest form is wrong on many levels
This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help with the repatriation process
The men found themselves trapped in the conflict after being allegedly lured to Russia by uMkhonto weSizwe’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla
After the Russian army failed to break Ukraine militarily for about four years, they hope to win by breaking the spirit of its civilians
It takes true evil to send unwitting, unprepared young men, complete strangers to the whole Ukraine-Russia context, into Europe’s worst meat grinder since World War Two
South Africa’s commitment to a foreign policy of non-alignment and Cyril Ramaphosa’s experience with negotiations to end apartheid serve as an example
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80
South Africa attributes the cancellation of a photograph of foreign ministers at the G20 meeting to logistical constraints, rather than Western diplomats avoiding Russia’s Sergey Lavrov
Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West