Many South Africans have reacted angrily to the government’s decision to sit out a UN General Assembly vote meant to reprimand Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution to reprimand Russia for its invasion in Ukraine on Wednesday, 2 March 2022. Out of the 193 member states which voted, 141 were in favour of the resolution – and South Africa wasn’t one of them. A total of 35 countries choice to abstain, including China, which is an ally of Russia. While five – Eritrea, North Korea, Syria, Belarus and Russia (of course), were against i…