DevonRolpheAug 14, 2023

Dodgy dodgy dealings. 🙈

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-08-14-russian-doll-an-assassination-abductions-and-the-mystery-of-the-lady-r/

#DailyMaverick #southafrica #russia #ladyR

Russian Doll — an assassination, abductions and the mystery of Lady R

Colonel Frans Mathipa was shot in the head and killed by unknown assassins on Sunday, 6 August. Who are the skilled shooters who murdered a seasoned investigator in the Hawks’ Crimes Against the State Unit? Is there a link to a SANDF Special Forces unit that is alleged to have abducted civilians suspected of being Isis terrorists? What was this unit of Special Forces operatives doing on the quay in Simon’s Town when containers were loaded off and on the Russian vessel the Lady R in December 2022? Open Secrets investigates.

Daily Maverick
Dave TabbJul 11, 2023

"That the head of Dirco is in the dark about what happened on that day back in December... has less to do with foreign policy than it does with the dysfunctional state of the government and its diminishing hold on the rule of law.

While the government is certain that SA did not officially sell weapons to Russia, the chance remains that someone else – an entrepreneur, rogue military or private arms dealer – did."

#LadyR #Ukraine

https://www.news24.com/fin24/Economy/can-sa-win-back-friends-and-influence-people-20230710

Can SA win back friends and influence people?

SA insists that its foreign policy is non-aligned. But despite envoys, missions and delegations to the West perceptions remain that it is too close to Russia.

Fin24
Show threadStephan Lichtenauer | נח סתוJun 6, 2023

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“Another saw Ramaphosa’s despatch of the special envoys as largely a “course correction” after the #LadyR incident, the naval exercise and the possibility Putin might attend the BRICS Summit in person. But this diplomat wondered what substance the special enjoys would put into this course correction.”