A South African Airways flight carrying members of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security team and journalists was detained at Warsaw Chopin Airport for over 26 hours. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the detention was due to a failure to comply with entry procedures and the presence of dangerous goods on board without permission.
The ministry had made efforts to prepare for President Ramaphosa’s visit, holding three consultation meetings and maintaining constant contact with the South African advance team and embassy in Warsaw.
Steps are being taken to resolve the situation, and the authorities finally allowed the passengers to disembark after the prolonged detention.
The plane involved is a South African Government aircraft, an Airbus A340-300 registered ZS-SXF.
What are the nature of dangerous goods on board of the plane?
Polish government is indirectly insulting African president. Can they do that to any European or American presidential team?
Africa should stay clear from these people and mind their own business. Since they believe in war and killings,let them continue with their nuclear and chemical weapons.
Just comply..peruod.when you visit my country you must respect our rules ..it’s not about insulting Africans besides we interdepend on each other, Asians, Europeans etc
What do they intend to archive, when there position is already known. Evil is evil, irrespective of who is the perpetrator. None of the African leaders involved in the trip has openly condemned Russia for the aggression against Ukraine, but i ask what will they do if tmr their country is invaded by their neighbors, will they ask for cease fire, their territory and citizens is being bombed out of existence – Russia can end this war right away – just withdraw from Ukraine, the way it invaded.
M/H. When America or other European president come to Africa. Do they curry their weaponry on board and they are allowed to enter the any Africa Country?
World is evolved now. Africa they are educated now and we understand this loud and clear.
It’s a matter of uniting ourselves to form united Africa where by we can be respected and treated equally.
United states of Africa the only way to go. Divided we fall united we stand. In shona Chara chimwe hachistwanyi inda.
These money fat corrupted people from Africa must also follow the rules. This is not Africa where they can do what they want……and never get charged for that. Look at Zuma…..how many court cases …over 200 and none lead to anything as they replace the white judges with corruptyed black. Ramaphouza…..charged and nothing happen. Escom totally corrupt but as long as corruption gains the ANC family all is good.
I guess it was support to russia same way as they before new year let a russian sanctioned container ship dock in the military harbour.
Read also Ramapuzas word on the alarm when Kiev was attacked during his visit….FAKE NEWS…even when rockets are raining.
Don is right! We need to know what those dangerous goods are. That will serve as the basis for informed comments.
However, if prima facie evidence is involved, then it behooves the South African side to rebut.
“The United States of Africa” is a good idea, however, I am afraid there hasn’t been a better time for it ever. Africa is so divided and economically dependent that it would require a huge sacrifice of “surrender” on the part of its leaders.
Russia should leave Ukraine alone for God sake enough is enough,thank God men is not God
Good efforts whether African leaders or not, the efforts to talk peace should be encouraged.
The leadees may not love to be at variance with laws of any country as that would send a wrong signal but whatever happens is for our learning.
I am Zambian, happy for my President being on this mission too. VIVA peace for Europe, dangerous goods like what.. just peace
The Polish authorities don’t apply the rules for Africans to Americans. Do they regard Africans as equals?
AFRICA UNITE ! This is simply a grandstanding act of aggression against African diplomats. Not good. The only way forward for south Africa and for Ukraine and for Africa is to unite against the war cabal.
Wow!!! Being too touchy on opinions that do not mirror your own is being insensitive and thin skinned. This report talked of efforts to clear the advance team. Its possible there are those who wanted the peace mission to fail. Its therefore conceivable that the hawks m8ght win and th8s power tussle will be resolved by a nuclear conflict in which no one is a winner. Those who make dispute resolution impossible are not averse to the death and destruction brought by wars.
Why do the need to detain those on a peace mission? If that happens in Africa, the western countries won’t take it lightly.
Africans needs to get united to have a common front void of America, Arabs, Europe, Religious or myopic sentiments.
Ok, so the facts are following:
– there were 2 planes with the South African delegation: one with the president and high political figures and one with the security team and journalists,
– the plane with the president complied with all the regulations and landed and was welcomed without issues,
– on the other plane there were people carrying guns and neither the people nor the guns were registered beforehand,
– the delegation was offered to proceed with the registration on sight, but they refused, they wanted to just be allowed to entry without any registration and they were calling everyone racists for not allowing them to leave the plane with guns.
Judge for yourself who’s here to be blamed.
Source: polish media which gave much more detailed coverage on the issue.
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The late Berlusconi was arraigned in court for more than 2000 time, forget about Zuma’s 200. And he Berlusconi was never jailed. Why do you want ramaphosa to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine while no western country has ever condemned Israel for their cruelty in Palestine? Now we have seen the true colours of west. Africa will stand with Russia ( the ultimate super power) together with China.
I love how people brings up what another person did or didn’t do. When will Africa unite? Europeans don’t even like one another and they know how to unite when the going gets tough. Now your leaders are in bed with the Chinese and the Russians. How many of your people are in China or Russia? They are speaking about a new currency while they and their families have theirs secretly in a Swiss bank.
Which Africa to stand with Russia??? Let wisdom and common sense prevail
Warsaw convection
Respect the rules of the country. If you go to South Africa, you are searched for drugs. So there should be no fuss if you are detained for having guns on board.
Africa wake up. This is a wake up call. This is just to humiliate South Africa for standing firm and supporting Russia. It was only Russia who stood firm with South Africa against apartheid regime. Russia is not fighting Ukraine to the contrary it fights against Nazist ideologies. Every sane person can see what’s going on. We should and Africa must support Russia.
Bravo Poland!! They were thinking they are kings of the world becouse they are black and the rest need to go on the knees. Black fashion is not in Poland.
IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH LIES COMING FROM COUNTRIES THAT BRAG OF FREEDOM OF PRESS AND INFORMATION
They went to shit where the grass is taller than thrm
Africa will NOT CONDEMN Russia for invading Ukraine. Did Ukraine condemned America for invading Iraq?? Did Ukraine condemned America for invading Libya?? What a fuck mind your business you want to leave like pre civilized human beings then so be it.
Aa an African South Africa better stay home and fix your problems at home..what are you doing in Ukraine first of? Smh
Ramaphosa can’t be allowed to go to Ukraine with a bunch of machineries without consequences. South Africa supports Russia and you expect Poland to receive them with open arms carrying dangerous weapons.
The fighting which is taking place in Ukraine is politically motivated. Western countries are responsible for Ukraine war because they encouraged Ukraine to stand against Russia. At the end it’s Ukraine that suffers most.
There are so many countries that were invaded by western countries but the world chose to remain silent. So why should African countries criticise Russia for invading Ukraine? Is Ukraine first country to be invaded? As an African citizen, I’m still remembering the death of Gaddaf and there is no need to blame Russia for invading Ukraine.
When France or whichever president from Europe visit Ukraine they call him/her as a leader from that country and not a continental leader. Please call Ramafosa a South African leader and not African leader.
Second, I’m quite happy when these idiots continue killing each other, that’s none of African business. Infact let them use nuclear on each other and exterminate themselves. In Africa we will survive as we watch them wipe each others off the planet. We can survive any catastrophe just like we’ve done in other calamities like corona and drought. I care very little on whatever happens to imperialists and their partners.
African Union should start responding and ban any trade deal or movement of a country doing similar things of sabotage like what was done by Poland. Thid shows how some of countries are still considering Africa and treating its population, AU should take serious measures
African leaders are known for stealing African minerals selling them tax free on so many endless journeys made out of Africa.
Cudos to Poland continue checking them all
I don’t think European president security details could have been treated like that.This is pure prejudice, especially that South Africa has been seen to be allies with Russia.
Tomorrow, some European politician will want to lecture Africa on how bad the Chinese are. Do the Europeans really understand that their behaviour is an acceptable and that we are willing to work with the Chinese because of actions like this?
European’s always practicing racism, they took Africans as useless people yet there business depends on us [Africans], which is bad
Europe is nothing without Africa, you have emptied all the recourse gat we have and stole everything and now you are opening your big mouth, what a disgrace you are, your hope Piti. will put you back in your place and make you his bitch for good, you are all naive selfish and hypocrites, America is really doing a good job by making you her slaves and dictate you all the way, look around you guys and see for yourself how did you become, Russia will rule soon with China whether you like it or not and America will dive deeper in crap with the west
Russia couldn’t be trusted ever!I m oblivious of its geopolitical strategy which witnessed its invasion of Ukraine. Not forgetting Russia’s war with its neighbours and in the Balkans historically.
I believe Russia’s defeat is imminent and the African diplomatic mission is a failure in convincing Putin to Compromise his seemingly unavoidable defeat.
How can a single adversary win by fighting on all open fronts?
The allies are making progress and the effort itself is a super weapon!
Russia is the enemy from the East Biblically prophesied and its fall is imminently indefinite
The United States of America obviously had a hand to play in this shenanigan punishing and embarrassing South Africa for their friendship with Russia.this is a direct violation of diplomatic personell accredited to South African government
It is very unfortunate that Poland could allow itself to be use to do dirty job of this magnitude on African leaders. It is all a political maneuvering by some few western countries, that believe they have absolute control over others, which is not. The only way Poland can exonerate itself from this mess, is to made public, the details of the supposedly dangerous goods on board, anything short of that, is unacceptable.
Hmmm is alot to talk about
Africans government its an eye opener to African. It is said do on to others as you will wish them do to you. We really need to learn from the master of oppression himself
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