South Africans have been urged to not choose sides in the ongoing war resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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“Ladies and gentlemen, members of Parliament, as the government of South Africa we urge all South Africans not to take sides on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as this could go against our principle…” DA leader John Steenhuisen criticised the government for this stance and said for this act South Africa would remain on the wrong side of history. Every world leader with a moral conscience has condemned it and called on Russia to withdraw, but not South Africa’s President [Cyril] Ramaphosa. Under a shameful veneer of neutrality, the ANC government has effectively pledged its support for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s imperial march to restore his lost empire.
“To the astonishment of the world, the very same ANC that relied on global solidarity to fight oppression has now openly sided with the oppressor. It has picked the wrong side of history and has dragged 60 million South Africans along with it. And why? Is it because Russia once supported South Africa’s liberation struggle? But that was not Russia, it was the Soviet Union and that solidarity included Ukraine – the very country being attacked.
“Why is there nobody in this country raising the concerns of the Indian minorities of Christians and Muslims whose rights are being violated by the Indian government? Nobody in this country is saying anything about it,” quizzed National Freedom Party MP Shaik Emam. He was cheered by members of the ANC for this view.
He referred to a “Steenhuisenism philosophy”, which he said has no regard of historical context, which is why the DA wanted to debate the matter in isolation from geopolitical objectives.
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