A catch-up with spirited women in an elegant glass conservatory overlooking manicured gardens and a chat with a top Western envoy not shy to ruffle diplomatic feathers was in the offing this week.
Lady R, the Russian-registered cargo ship which docked in Simonstown in December last year, delivered equipment for the South African National Defence Force and which had been ordered from a company based in the United Arab Emirates in 2018.
That Russia is an enemy of the US doesn’t mean SA should be – especially given the historical ties that we have to Russia owing to its incalculable support for our liberation struggle.