here is your latest Africa news Poland has stopped the South African delegation
on their peacekeeping mission to Russia and Ukraine the head of South Africa's
presidential security service Major General Wally Rood accused Poland of racism and for
taking actions that threatened the life of the president of South Africa they are delaying us
on Jeopardy because he could have been in Kiev this afternoon already
and this is what they are doing and I want you guys to see this our races there
when we started to open the packages like they wanted to rush right to confiscate our fire
that's why we had to put it back journalists who traveled to Poland on route to Ukraine are
stuck at warsaw's airport with President Cyril ramaphosa's protection unit journalist Amanda
Cosa from the Sunday Times also had this to say about what was happening on the ground my name is
from the Sunday Times and I'm coming live to you from Poland airport with the head of the
presidential Protection Services Major General has told us as the media that the Polish government
has sabotaged deliberately sabotaged the South African government since we arrived here during
the day we haven't been able to get off the flight we've been told that we do have all the correct
paperwork for this trip however we haven't been able to get out of the site we've been sitting in
for about nine hours police and Midstream has told us that they've confiscated the Weaponry as
we know the president is on the peace initiative with other heads of state negotiations between
the South African and polish police had lasted well over 22 hours according to a South African
journalist during an impromptu media briefing Poland a member of NATO a military alliance
between 31 member states has been critical of Russia's invasion of its neighbor Ukraine
South Africa has maintained a non-aligned stance on the war annoying the USA here
is what the president's spokesperson had to say about the current situation this is Vincent the
president's spokesperson this is just a note to say the president arrived in Kiev safely by train
along with other heads of states and government who are part of the African latest peace mission
to Ukraine and Russia I would like to assure all South Africans that there has been no compromise
whatsoever to the president's safety as a result of the impasse that involved the
chatter flight [Music] presidential Protection Services team and the media we acknowledge the
regrettable nature of that incident our officials are engaging with their polish counterparts to
resolve the impasse so that the PPS team as well as the media can proceed toward their Journey as
planned as well as be able to cover at least the Russian lag of the peace talks as well as
of of the trip we deeply deeply disturbed by the experience they've gone through and
we are engaging our polish counterparts to see to which that situation is resolved thank you
these difficulties forced the president to arrive in Ukraine by Rail ramaphosa and
his peace delegation are set to travel to Saint Petersburg later and meet President Vladimir Putin
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