Parliament’s International Relations and Co-operations Committee Chairperson Supra Mahumapelo says President Cyril Ramaphosa should have taken a firmer stance in his response to the United States (US) terror alert recently.
South African police officers patrol the Johannesburg Pride celebration which proceeded despite the reported threat of a terror attack in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa October 29, 2022.South African police officers patrol the Johannesburg Pride celebration which proceeded despite the reported threat of a terror attack in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa October 29, 2022.
Mahumapelo says there should have been immediate communications between the two countries first, before the US announcement about an alleged planned terror attack.“A week ago we saw an announcement by the US Intelligence without following the South African protocol in dealing with such complex matters of security, pronouncing that there is going to be some serious security situation in Sandton. We have seen the response by the President’s office.
Democratic Alliance Member of the International Relations and Co-operations Committee Darren Bergman raised concern about how South Africa is caught in the middle of a cold war between the US and Russia. “South Africa has not really been silent. We’re neutral, we’ve put forward our position, but South Africa is very much engaged. All the leaders in terms of pushing and saying especially in terms of the UN reform and also the fact that a solution has to be found to end the war and pointing out that nobody, especially as small as South Africa, to stop the war, but the big powers have got the power to stop the war.
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