South Africa risks backlash for Russian naval exercises, but its history with Moscow runs deep

As the anniversary of Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine approaches, a Russian warship armed with one of Moscow's most powerful weapons pulled into a port on South Africa's east coast this weekend.

source https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/19/africa/south-africa-russia-china-military-drills-intl-cmd/index.html