President Cyril Ramaphosa has given reasons why South Africa abstained from voting in last week’s United Nations (UN) resolution on the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In his weekly letter, Ramaphosa says Pretoria did not vote for or against the resolution because it did not call for meaningful engagement that would end the conflict. ) South Africa abstains from the UN vote against Russia: The President said the country used dialogue to end apartheid and conflicts in many African countries insisting that continuing to support the call for negotiation and dialogue, does not rend…
