Government said SA is not bound by sanctions imposed on Russia's president ⛵️
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has lashed out at national government for allowing a superyacht said to belong to Putin ally Alexei Mordashov to dock in Cape Town.Vessel Finder
, it is enroute to the port of Cape Town, sailing at a speed of 16.3 knots, and expected to arrive on 9 November at 8am. But the South African government has hit back, saying that while the Russian president has been sanctioned by both the EU and the US, South Africa is not bound by those sanctions.Hill-Lewis feels that the welcoming of the vessel to SA shores will adversely affect the country’s efforts to avoid grey-listing.
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