Zuma receives criticism over India visit
Drive with John Perlman · 3 July 2026 · 7m
Speaker 1: High Commissioner Anil Suklual, who was involved in that visits, and questions are being asked Speaker 1: by his employers, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. But what is it that Speaker 1: diplomats are actually required to do when, for example, a former head of state pays Speaker 1: a visit. Let's try and understand this better, unravel some of the issues that have Speaker 1: founder of Risk Recon. Doctor Michael Bella, welcome and thanks very much for giving us Speaker 1: your time. Let's focus for a moment on the High commissioner. When a High Commissioner Speaker 1: is informed that a senior South African politician currently in cabinet perhaps or a former Speaker 1: Are they pretty much at their service or are there some things they can say? Speaker 1: Look, I'm not prepared to assist you with that thing. Speaker 2: Good afternoon, John. Speaker 3: No, the High Commissioner and Sup Glad in this case, he has no option to Speaker 3: say I can't get involved. Yes, because former heads of state and they keep one Speaker 3: service to the visiting for heads of head of state. That's why there's nothing called Speaker 3: former president. They're always president and former head of state. So he's compelled duty bound Speaker 3: to exercise that then provide services to check cobsumer. I know a Neil personally, John, Speaker 3: and I think if if Zuma had asked a Neil to say, advise me man, Speaker 3: I want to go and see the group does I'm sure Anil would have said Speaker 3: to him as present, I don't think you should do that. This would be the Speaker 3: implication given the charged atmosphere at. Speaker 3: But…
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