By Akani Nkuna
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has condemned the display of National Flag by the opposition leader of uMkhonto We Sizwe (MK) Party, Jacob Zuma, during his visit to Morocco last month.
Department spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said South Africa regarded Morocco highly and respected the cordial bilateral relationship between the two countries. However, it was opposed to the country’s national symbols being displayed in visits not sanctioned by the state, saying that it undermined existing protocols.
“The use of the South African National Flag in a meeting with a member of a political party in opposition, which is a non-state actor, constitutes an abuse of existing protocol and decorum, and undermines official bilateral relations between the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Morocco,” Phiri said in a statement on Wednesday.
Zuma undertook a visit to Morocco where he met that country’s Foreign Minister Nasser
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