‘Having learnt from its lessons’ after the July 2021 riots, the government says it’s ready for anything. The SANDF has been deployed; and Cele promises the police ‘will be out in their numbers’.
South Africa, on January 19, confirmed plans to conduct joint naval drills with the Russian and Chinese navies off its east coast next month, around the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, last year.