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Anil Sooklal was speaking at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Cape Town which is preparing for the BRICS summit in August.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an independent panel to investigate the docking of a Russian vessel in Simon's Town in December.

The probe will look into what, if anything, was loaded onto the Lady R ship, following accusations from the United States (US) embassy that South Africa supplied arms to Russia.

The Russian embassy in South Africa has hit back at claims by US Ambassador Reuben Brigety that South Africa loaded ammunition onto a Russian ship last year. This after Defence Minister Thandi Modise criticised the narrative South Africa had chosen sides in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has labelled allegations that South Africa sold arms to Russia as an imaginary trade.

Amid a crisis with the US over SA’s relations with Russia, SA Army head Lieutenant-General Lawrence Mbatha is in Moscow for military talks.

The ANC says it is 'taken aback' by US ambassador Reuben Brigety’s allegations that South Africa supplied arms to a Russian vessel that docked in Simon's Town, Cape Town, in December last year.

The South African rand remains under pressure, courtesy of local economic concern. Its recent weakness can be due to the power supply crisis.

Pretoria, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Russian embassy in South Africa on Tuesday strongly rejected accusations made by the U.S. ambassador in Pretoria Reuben E. Brigety of alleged South African arms shipment to Russia.

The Russian embassy in South Africa has hit back at claims by US Ambassador Reuben Brigety that South Africa loaded ammunition onto a Russian ship last year.