Mbalula says South Africa won’t be bullied on whom to associate with globally [SOUND]

# ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, says South Africa will not be bullied on whom to associate with globally. The country’s non-alignment policy has drawn criticism, especially for not picking a side in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Memorial Lecture on Solomon Mahlangu in Tshwane yesterday, Mbalula said the country’s policies will not bow down to the national interests of other countries, and that is the essence of national sovereignty: