"The Department of International Relations and Cooperation, [which] is largely the diplomat for South Africa, their initial instinct was to say, ‘Well, this was not acceptable. And that was kind of pulled back by the president who I think has this concern about allies and Russian and what this looks like," Jernberg said. "So even within South Africa, South Africa's position is very contested, even within government."
Ishami ry’ububanyi n’amahanga n’ubutwererane, rikaba ahanini rigizwe n,aba dipolomate bo muri Afurika yepfo, icyo bashyize imbere na mbere ni uko bitari byemewe. Kandi ibyo byari byarakuweho na perezida kandi baratekereza ko byakuwe ho n'abafatanyabikorwa hamwe n'Uburusiya  ", Jernberg. ati"Ndetse no muri Afurika y'Epfo, umwanya wa Perezida  wa Afurika y'Epfo urahatanirwa cyane ndetse n'indi myanya yo muri guverinoma."