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Vol 64 No 12

Published 8th June 2023


South Africa

Arms in the night

Accusations of secret arms shipments to Moscow raise questions about Pretoria's non-alignment and its competence on security

Long-simmering tensions exploded when United States ambassador Reuben Brigety broke with diplomatic discretion last month and accused South Africa of secretly uploading weapons and ammunition for Russia's war against Ukraine onto a Russian ship under US sanctions that was moored in Simonstown naval base.

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