By Johnathan Paoli
The DA has condemned the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), accusing it of diplomatic hypocrisy and the selective application of international law following South Africa’s appeal to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over the United States’ capture and indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the DA spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation, Ryan Smith, said DIRCO’s move to urgently call on the UNSC to address the prosecution of Maduro by the United States was inconsistent with South Africa’s past conduct on major international conflicts, most notably Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Smith said that DIRCO’s stance exposed the ANC’s “politically selective” approach to foreign policy, undermining the country’s credibility on the global stage.
“This approach has rendered South Africa an inconsistent, unreliable, and unserious player on the international stage. There is no room for ambiguity or the interpretation of
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