Day: June 16, 2023

Seven African leaders are in Ukraine on a peace mission

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is among a group of African leaders in Ukraine on a peace mission. In Kyiv, they met President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and are expected to travel to Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. Aft…

Poland denies racism over stranded South African plane

A top Polish security official has denied that the authorities were being racist for not allowing the South African president’s security detail to disembark in Warsaw.“Important! The passengers on the plane from South Africa that landed in Warsaw did n…

South Africans stuck on plane ‘don’t have documents’

Polish radio station Radio Zet says the SAA plane that has been stuck on the tarmac at an airport in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, since Thursday afternoon with part of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s delegation on board will not be able to disem…

Frustration at delays in Poland

Warsaw, Poland: Head of the Presidential Protection Services (PPS), Major General Wally Rhoode, has expressed frustration over delays experienced by a contingent of specialised police officers and journalists who were not allowed to disembark at the Wa…