"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." 
"Gawo laInternational Relations and Cooperation lomwe limaona ma ubala a mayiko a kunja kwa South Africa, zomwe anaganiza poyambilira zinali kuti 'iziz ndizosayenera. Ndipo is mu njira ina zinabwezedwa ndi mawu a mtsogoleri wa dzikolo amene ndikuganiza ali ndi ganizo la mgwilizano ndi Russia ndi momwe izi zikuonekera," Jernberg anatero. "Choncho mkati mwa South Africa momwe, mbali ya dzikoli ndilotsutsidwa, ngakhale mu boma momwemo."