Clayson Monyela, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s head of public diplomacy, took issue with Greg Mills and Ray Hartley of the Brenthurst Foundation for being ‘obsessed with Ukraine’. The latter have replied comprehensively to ...
This priority with Ukraine exists for a good reason, as the war in Ukraine, unlike all the conflicts mentioned by Monyela, arose from a full-blown military attack by a major world power on another sovereign state – the first such event since World War 2 – thereby posing a serious threat to the established world order and global peace, and notably to the security of food supply to poor African countries.
Selective: If “neutrality” and non-alignment in conflict situations were cornerstones of South Africa’s foreign policy, why is this principle not adhered to in other cases, such as the Israel-Palestine conflict? Monyela and his boss, Pandor, have never hesitated to condemn Israel outright as the villain and to declare full support for the Palestinians as the victims.
If Monyela’s ideas accurately reflect the compass with which South Africa is navigating the international waters, then it is perhaps time to reach for our life vests, as there are very troubled waters ahead.
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