# The South African National Defence Force will go ahead with joint naval exercises with Russia and China in November, at the same time as the G20 summit. According to News24, the drills will take place in the Western Cape and are likely to raise more tension with the US, which recently cancelled its last military exercise with South Africa. The SANDF insists the exercises are part of a balanced foreign policy, but the timing has sparked renewed questions over South Africa’s claim of non-alignment in global affairs.
SANDF to hold wargames with Russia and China during G20 summit