Economist Azar Jammine says claims South Africa supplied arms to Russia are damaging to the rand. The rand crashed to its previous record intra-day low on Thursday. US ambassador Reuben Brigety said he has concrete evidence of weapons loaded onto ‘Lady R’. The Russian freighter docked in the Simon’s Town naval base last December.
Brigety says the vessel left the base fully loaded with weapons and ammunition. The Presidency says the matter has already been discussed with the US and that it’s probing the claims. It’s slamming what it calls the ambassador’s ‘counter-productive public posture’.
Source: eNCA
In other news – South African opera singer Pretty Yende hospitalised
Talented opera singer Pretty Yende, who performed at King Charles III coronation a week ago has been hospitalised.
The opera star Pretty Yende revealed on Wednesday, 10 May that she was hospitalised after sustaining a serious leg injury. Learn more
