{"id":94945,"date":"2026-01-06T17:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/lamola-sa-will-speak-out-on-us-venezuela-invasion"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:56:06","slug":"lamola-sa-will-speak-out-on-us-venezuela-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/lamola-sa-will-speak-out-on-us-venezuela-invasion","title":{"rendered":"Lamola: SA Will Speak Out on US Venezuela Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The International Relations Department says it will not abandon its principles over fears of possibly antagonising the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>The department has condemned the US for what it calls an illegal invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president, Nicola\u0301s Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>Since its invasion of Venezuela, the White House has sent warnings to its adversaries like Cuba and Colombia, saying a similar fate may befall them.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, diplomatic relations between Washington and Pretoria are at an all-time low, with the US government falsely accusing the South African government of overseeing a genocide of white people.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the sidelines of an ANC event in Rustenburg on Monday, International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says the government won\u2019t bite its tongue to appease the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it\u2019s unpredictable with us, but South Africa has to continue to stand on the side of principle. International solidarity and collective action are what have brought stability to the world since the Second World War. We can\u2019t be back in a period after the First World War where there were no rules or words based on international law.\u201d Lamola said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The International Relations Department says it will not abandon its principles over fears of possibly antagonising the United States of America. The department has condemned the US for what it calls an illegal invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president, Nicola\u0301s Maduro. 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