Ntshavheni slams Zuma’s India visit, says it undermined South Africa

By Akani Nkuna

Former President Jacob Zuma’s recent visit to India showed a blatant disregard for South Africa’s foreign policy and the law, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Friday.

Ntshavheni accused Zuma of “showing the middle finger” to South Africans following his visit to the Gupta brothers in India, adding that government was reviewing his presidential privileges after what she described as his repeated defiance of South Africa’s positions on the international stage.

Briefing the media in Pretoria on the outcomes of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, Ntshavheni said Zuma’s actions had created a diplomatic problem and were unacceptable for a former head of state.

Her remarks follow Zuma’s visit to the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in late June, where he was photographed at the Siddhpeeth Shri Dakshin Kali Mandir in Haridwar alongside Ajay Gupta, one of the Gupta brothers accused of playing a central role in South