In a highly unusual, move U.S. Ambassador to South Africa has publicly accused the government
is delivering arms and ammunition to Russia.
He says that -- were loaded on a sanctioned Russian target ship at a naval base near cape
time.
Joining me now and is -- from johannesburg.
What more can you tell us about this, will there be reprisals?
>> Certainly, it was something that caught the attention of many people in December,
Bianca, when the sanctioned -- enable the station in Cape Town.
They turned off the transponders, and according to witnesses an opposition, and members of
parliament, they on loaded and the dead of night.
At that point there were a lot of questions asked, and a lot of -- from the south African
government about what was exactly going on.
Subsequent to that, we have this bombshell announcement, by the U.S. Ambassador, to local
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the U.S. Ambassador, to local media here in South Africa, saying they wore south African
dealings with Russia.
Point blank, say that they're placed arms and ammunition on that sanction vessel that
was bound for Russia.
I did not provide proof, and there has been a continued fallout of the statements that
the department of international relations, and cooperation say they're bringing the ambassador
in for a talking to today.
There will be discussions between -- and Hayes counterpart and south Africa today.
The question is, why did the Americans make this very public announcement?
I think it's based on a long-standing frustration, and maybe the straw that broke the camel's
back at the U.S. Saying that while South Africa says that it's not aligns when it comes to
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S.
And some western powers don't necessarily believe that based
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necessarily believe that based on the south government action.
You have the latest news of allegedly these arms going to Russia.
Before, that South Africa hosted -- the south Africans have repeatedly abstain from condemning
Russia.
The U.N. Secretary general, who had the general assembly, excuse, me points to and trend that
I think these western diplomats feel.
It's showing the South Africa's leading the Russian direction.
What comes next?
The government will have an inquiry, they have been denied these accusations.
There is a very important and strategic trade relationship with the U.S.
That they'll need to protect if they're looking