Funding MK, Fighting the GNU… Russia’s Strategy for SA - Irina Filatova

The Government of National Unity (GNU) is likely to have been a “complete disappointment” for Russia. That is the opinion of SA-Russia expert Dr Irina Filatova who predicts that the Russians will now try to work with the part of the African National Congress (ANC) which is “radically inclined” towards former President Jacob Zuma. Professor Filatova believes Russia has funded Mr Zuma’s MK Party in the hope that his faction could be returned to the ANC, preferably heading it and getting rid of President Cyril Ramaphosa “because then the ANC would become the old ANC where Zuma could dictate the policy, and where Russia would have supreme influence”. Professor Filatova also explains where South Africa fits into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest vision for BRICS as “an independent organisation regulating international relations…based entirely on power”.
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[@sibonisocharles5369]

Let MK choose their friends what is a problem if MK Party getting funding from mighty BRICS

[@Pixie-ix1so]

Why don't you go and live in Russia or China or Brazil or India. It's like moving next door, same broken systems, same corruption, same poverty and I can go on and on and on. They are all exact replicas of each other. Let's the junk stick with the junk. Great idea. Let the poor get poorer and let corruption reign Supreme!! You are a Joke!!

[@FHARTZENGIGGLES]

wahahah Might brics. China has had constant flooding, the collapse of their property market leading to more debt, RUssia is bankrupting itself through war, India aligns with the US, Brazil has mass poverty and a shoddy currency. Good luck with becoming mighty 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@avuazahc1966]

u cant read hey..........BRICS money???????

[@susanmphiwa7867]

DA funded by USA

[@clydelouis5956]

​@@avuazahc1966Also can't read, "hey cia money". At least SA is in BRICS which is very different than America/Britain and the west.

[@ntparker4712]

Nobody talk about CIA influence in Africa for regime change .

[@018Greg]

Well clearly it hasn’t worked because South Africa is living under the corrosive force of the pro-Russian ANC and its corrupt cohorts.

[@marjendemhare5892]

Viva Russia and South Africa relations 🇿🇦🇷🇺🇿🇦🇷🇺🇿🇦✌

[@joanneseymour4782]

Quite right

[@brunoklynsmith9169]

Not only in Africa, all over the world.

[@RatieM64]

Exactly 💯💯

[@lizstapelberg1862]

Its wonderful to see and know that God is very much watching what's going on in South Africa and HE will have the final say 🙏🏻

[@RosslynR]

Funny how this "In We, Trust" United States and "God, Save The Queen now King" UK you speak of is financially educated to know that the RESOURCE-POOR UK Tories investments Anglo American whose lifeforce is the banking dynasty Rothschild making the Bank of England work, are the founding partners of YOUR BILLIONAIRE OPPENHEIMER GODS, who founded, owns and controls the South African Reserve Bank with old-money wealth private shareholders who are the guarantors of the IMF loans and always qualifies for IMF insurance bailouts with the unstable, trillions of debt stressed South African economy, keeping you forever poor with the forever rigged ZAR currency tied to the economic hitman currency US dollar, as the world's reserve currency, powering the World Bank funding NATO military weapons investments on the sacrifice of resource-based African and Middle Eastern nations from the time of the Bretton Woods Agreement, all in the name of democracy which built this worlds visible extreme divide making resource-poor light complexion nations countries wealthy on the sacrificed of darker complexion nations who are from resource-based countries! THIS PHYSICAL WORLD IS GOVERNED BY PHYSIC LAWS, YOUR GOD IS GOING TO SEE KARMA, THE GOD OF THE RESOURCE-BASED NATIONS, THE DARKER COMPLEXION NATIONS of this world IS NOT A NEANDERTHAL which is your God, father of the biblical Cave-beast Adam! P.S. The God whose son was born in Jerusalem, which is Palestine had a MOTHER who didn't have Neanderthal DNA. The 100% homosapien DNA, Russia has preserved this world's history which is why your Neanderthal God who created HIS-Neanderthal-DNA lineage in their resource-poor countries hates Russia as the largest country in the world, and has great ethnic diversity, as a multinational state, and is home to over 190 ethnic groups LIVING PEACEFULLY!

[@beryltheron6304]

I love this comment

[@fionamoody1432]

Especially if a country or a person chooses to deal with the "devil". Russia needs to come to conversion and that's what many of us are praying for.🙏

[@ronelschoeman7628]

Stop putting religion in everything!!!

[@lizstapelberg1862]

No man has the ability to save, only God has, don't let it offend you. If it's not for you just move on in peace. ​@@ronelschoeman7628

[@ruthndala5778]

South Africa wake up

[@LonelyTreeSunset]

Kzn must wake up!

[@RosslynR]

@@LonelyTreeSunset Unlike you, KZN is FINANCIALLY EDUCATED to know your BILLIONAIRE OPPENHEIMER GODS founded, owns and controls the South African Reserve Bank with old-money wealth private shareholders, that controls the South African economy with the forever rigged ZAR currency tied to the economic hitman currency US dollar, keeping you poor! YOU STAY POOR, AND ASLEEP BY YOURSELF, only a the fool thinks that South Africa was built on the late Queen of England's fairy dust, when the whole world knows that the US dollar is the world's reserve currency powering the World Bank funding NATO military weapons' investment from the time of the Bretton Woods Agreement, which allowed the resource-poor western countries to control the global financial economy on the sacrifice of resource-based African nations and the Middle Eastern nations for the resources, for NATO's military weapons investments!

[@sheilamdlalose4068]

@@LonelyTreeSunset We are awake ,We don't like ANC anymore

[@user-gh6hc9ch4z]

The stubborn illiterate Zulu nations.

[@thato4639]

​@@LonelyTreeSunset you must wake up

[@petersmangalisongoma2013]

I took the first 20 comments of this video and counted how many are in support of MK-Russia ties..... ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to inform you that 15 out of 20 comments are in support of Russia and MK. Well-done South Africa 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@collentreefelling9142]

Because they are idiots.

[@mzilangwenkosi3533]

Yes we in great support. Remember we in BRICS

[@ronelschoeman7628]

@petersmangalisongoma2013 well if Russia supports mk...I support mk 😆

[@sigrid889]

And so am I ..! Not that anyone cares but the west has had its day. The arrogant US has exploited and completed it day.!

[@AbebazaAmberBayayana-sm2zg]

Big respect for Russian people

[@Kangema]

Why should UK, USA, and Israel be interested in the DA?

[@nandilewandile4622]

Those questions are deliberately ignored.😂

[@mjtheway4ward]

Because SA is 'Supposed' to be a democracy.

[@Kangema]

@@mjtheway4ward Does the word democracy mean the same to the coloniser and the colonised? How many forms of democracy do you know of?

[@mjtheway4ward]

@@Kangema the colonists you speak of were fascists, not democratic.

[@asuckerasecond1158]

Paranoid question. Try Iran, Cuba, Turkey, Nicaragua, Emirates first

[@DennisGowaseb-yj1xz]

The DA and even Cyril ramaphosa got a billion from the west, nothing new in politics 🙄

[@zode2926]

The Western Hegemony still continues

[@lorrainebell4419]

Not the West - World Economic Forum!

[@Truth...]

Interesting...Iran owns Cyril, but can you prove DA got billions from USA?

[@DennisGowaseb-yj1xz]

@@lorrainebell4419 same thing

[@christodebeer3645]

And yet they're pushing up Electricity / Water etc on the Consumer's, that's already belt thighed 😮

[@honordiamond2548]

Can these people just leave us alone in our country ???? We do not need all this interference!

[@phumelelomthimude8082]

Too late the USA is already in our government 😂 so we welcome Putin as Africans

[@wolfgiesinger1597]

Wake up, it's a small world nowadays, no country is an island anymore, global alliances determine the future prosperity or failure of all nations....

[@sharontarin1310]

​@@phumelelomthimude8082 come now. How about an intelligent comment.

[@siyadedj340]

There's no country that is an island, every country must have interracial relations.

[@siyasonkembakampela9197]

You putin 😂😂he is the same like them

[@Cleobonny6]

What’s wrong with building nuclear energy in countries where western power have undermined and exploited

[@gayeinggs5179]

They inherited the best. Infrastructure. And have ruined the lot !

[@KillmongerWasRight45]

​@@gayeinggs5179😂

[@ruthcarter1360]

Evil loves evil....

[@michaelstamike]

Russia is better business partner than west

[@denneezz]

The cognitive dissonance is so obvious... blaming Russia for what America has been doing for the last hundred years.🤦‍♂️

[@018Greg]

Given the choice between influence from the free world and influence from the likes of Russia and China, any sane and moral person would choose America every time.

[@stevedavidson666]

Bullshit. Apart from during wars started by others, what countries has America invaded?

[@user-gh6hc9ch4z]

America has been giving you medication for HIV and AIDS for decades. Also for research which Dr Karim was using. And this medication was invented by Israel. So, what are you saying about that?

[@MichL_71]

Indeed. Suddenly we must decide if "might is right" but that's what the US has been doing forever. Infuriating.

[@NickSterson]

That depends on which of the two’s political ideologies you agree with. Did the US fund the MPC’s campaign?

[@TheBliksempie]

If one listens very carefully at what she says, it is clear that South Africa is at the pivot point in Global Strategic alliances. It is either pivot to the West and become a US vassal state, or pivot to the East and be apart of the BRICS± movement. The most important point she makes is that it would be a strategic decision or pivot that would bound South Africa for at least 1 to 2 generations, in other words there is no turning back from it. My personal opinion is that the pivot to the East might just be what we need to become relevant in the world again, as opposed to being an Anglo American vasal state that is dictated to from London and New York. Perhaps SAA might again rise to be our national carrier instead of British Airways. We need to understand one principle very clearly, and that is that South African businesses will never be allowed to grow and be equal or bigger than an American or British business, if we stay within the Western Hemisphere. It will either be taken over, bought out, or crushed through an Anglo American vasal government or trade unions. Highveld Steel is a prime example of how a pro-American trade union will endeavour to sink a prosperous business irrespective of how many livelihoods they crush.

[@kreasenchetty]

Brilliant comment! This is exactly how I feel. South Africa will always remain a cash cow for the West and not an Ally. All of the East has been exploited by the West at some point. A BRICS alliance is necessary.

[@SpotonwithTP-qz6wq]

Wow people like you give me hope that some South Africa really see things as is, it would help if people actually knew this before voting.

[@garethmazwane2096]

Best comment so far

[@smr4712]

well said.

[@SagittarianArrows]

100% correct. Learn the history of the Belt Road before Roman empire. Supporting you from Sydney. We are in the same predicament. Seize the day SA join BRICS to expand yr Wood Dragon prosperity!

[@christinemeyer7163]

in the end it is all about POWER

[@ScriptureAnswers]

Psalms 7:14-16 "Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. He made a pit and dug it out, and has fallen into the ditch which he made. His trouble shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown."

[@user-zb9xi2hb5p]

Amen, we give God all the Glory 🙏

[@hussaingool1859]

When America and APAC financially supports opposition parties in SA you seldom hear any opposition to it, SO WHAT THE HECK.

[@louismkhize8407]

Racist rant and the beginning of the Anti Zuma propaganda already?

[@Peachcobler22]

Exactly, they're so biased, it's beyond ridiculous at this point. I am not for electoral interference by outsiders, but why is it not as equally condemned when the west is funding parties and meddling in our politics?

[@NickSterson]

The reality is the MPC is backed my capitalists, not directly by regimes

[@petersmangalisongoma2013]

Mashaba and Maimane are proving that they are puppets of US and CIA

[@ricvibesinc1]

Zuma robbed .. ' right .. & fkd up .. & so why is he back in action .. to protect his ill gotten stash or spoil the real direction for progress..

[@JohnChenharris]

Russians are the most capable leading nucleur power producers and builders Turn key operators No competitors No need for 200 subcontractors

[@JohnChenharris]

Funding part of turnkey

[@mzilangwenkosi3533]

Indeed Russians are the best Worldwide so we really need Russia as the Country

[@user-ix2ox4fm9d]

And Chernobyl what happened there and the Russians working at that nuclear power station couldn't get it shut down be careful what you wish for.

[@janewhite572]

If we got the nuclear power stations under Zuma @ the then price of $ 76 billion - we would not have had all the loadshedding. This is the cleanest and most cost effective form of energy - with zero wiggle room to defraud the public. On the other hand - the so called 'green energy' is not so green after all considering the amount of mining involved in producing the components for solar panels, and the fields of windmills which is a real threat to birdlife and a scar on the landscape. The best move Zuma ever made was to get SA into BRICKS. The world is changing and the sole dominance of the decadent Western World and USA waning. The global south is awakening and shaking off the warmongers of the Western world. On the world stage of leadership - Putin stand head and shoulders above the feeble minded Woke leaders of the west. People must do their own research on these topics. Start by reading Putin's speeches and find out what has been NATO and the CIA influence in the Ukraine since at least 1991. Green energy and zero carbon will never provide the base load needs of SA.

[@sharontarin1310]

So why did that not happen? Too busy dealing with the Gupta's?

[@tertiusduplessis2581]

And your daddy will start demanding or cut off your electricity.

[@user-gh6hc9ch4z]

Nuclear is difficult for SA, because we cant maintain them properly. Look how long it took to repair Koeberg. The pipe that was supposed to be replaced took a few years because China kept on cancelling the deal.

[@sharontarin1310]

@@user-gh6hc9ch4z 🫣 I'm presuming it was a pipe that could have been manufactured here.

[@jacobmalatji9474]

Nuclear power was a good unaffordable project. It was not discussed for the first time under Zuma. Affordability is key in costing any project. Brics was never Zuma project, it was an ANC project.

[@xolanikhumalo3903]

MKP was funded by the members of the party. As members of we buy our own Party T Shirt, We use our own money to buy Petrol for motorcade. MKP members they loves they party.

[@mundusuys8739]

Is it true that Jacob Zuma collected R50 000 from MK supporters at a ralley to get home?

[@nyikomathabela]

😮

[@bhutanankosi4330]

Is there any evidence of such monies paid or given to MK? Can we talk facts not fiction please..

[@tertiusduplessis2581]

So where did the money come from sunshine?

[@thabisontshangase741]

​@@tertiusduplessis2581where did Rama's dollars come from?

[@marjendemhare5892]

Ramaphosa's sofa?

[@NickSterson]

@@thabisontshangase741Iran

[@RazoMarazo]

Its all about Zuma no any other small party had to explain how and where they get the money why with Zuma become able issue?

[@AlexWilliam1]

because he established BRICS

[@sharontarin1310]

I find it deeply concerning that all of the objectors on this thread, protectors of Zuma haven't offered one informed opinion as to why they object, except to say, but what about the others?

[@lolitahaze2471]

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa who hides millions of dollars under the sofa of his farm will be facing charges for Phala Phala, Marikana, Vaccines, forced lockdowns, money laundering, CR17... •Auctioning of State Owned Entities SAA, Post Office, Eskom and Transnet to Private Sector. •Unexplained US Dollars stolen from Phala Phala Residence not declared at OR Tambo Airport or to SARS. •Closing Komati Coal Power Station plunging South Africa into FAKE Loadshedding for Renewable Energy from Independent Power Producers which Cyrils brother in law Patrice Motsepe is a stakeholder. •Allowing Record Exports of Coal from Richards Bay Harbour to other countries. •Giving Banks bailout of R200 Billion during Covid 19 of which the Banks only paid out R20 Billion this was a gift to the Banks to invest in Just Energy Transition Projects. •Cyril Ramaphosa added R3Trillion Debt in 5 years twice as much Debt as Zuma R1.5Trillion during 10 years - 4 times the Damage to Economy during •Cyril Presidency with Zero State Capture Commissions. •Cyril Ramaphosa wants to add another R2 Trillion Debt by 2030 on Just Energy Transition alone! •Mass Youth Unemployment while all Funds diverted into Green Renewable Energy Projects •Zero Assistance for Small Businesses and Rural Small Scale Farmers only BIG Multi Million Rand Projects get Funding... ANC is VERY LUCKY to get 40% of Votes Nationally they deserve below 30% after all Cyril has done to us.

[@ayabongagantuntu990]

Don't worry we are not concerned about MK but about the Ruling 'DANC'. MK is not in power and we will stress about it when that time comes. For now we are setting our sights on the DANC. Who is funding DANC and how is that affecting our country?

[@sibusisodlamini2625]

People were paying their own money to make posters in KZN. People not paid to campaign too, they used their money. The t shirts are still for sale even today, they were never free. I ask you to verify this information

[@fannycasteel7118]

5 Minutes in and its dripping anti Russian propaganda...

[@wolfgiesinger1597]

5minutes in? The headline is enough already... bizprop newz...

[@PeterMashapa]

Why do they hate us so much? What had we done to you Magogo.. Do you think 409 years was not enough.. Haibo😢😢😢 Gijimane Nangu Usathane

[@phumelelomthimude8082]

I'm glad we have smart people here ❤

[@timelsom8775]

Russia is cutting the head off the snake. Know your enemy.

[@kreasenchetty]

great comment!

[@kilokilos]

He said, she said, they said where do you get your information from?

[@user-tj8he9pd5q]

Russia needs to expand support. Zuma is the perfect candidate to make believe this strategy. Both countries have lost generations due to the suppression of intellect.

[@glennborrageiro6257]

There was no suppression of intellect there was no intellect to start with.

[@steveleroux6116]

What intellect?

[@ohlangeni]

I agree with you 100%. We need help as Black people. European colonists are dominating us

[@marjendemhare5892]

Russia has been regaining it's critical thinking skills and amazing intellect for 30 years, while South Africans have been arguing amongst themselves about who gets what, and neglecting the people's needs. That's the difference. Go to Russia for quality education. Learn the Cyrillic alphabet and speak to the Russians. They are more African than most modernised city Africans. Believe it or not, but go see for yourself how they don't speak with a double tongue.

[@stephenkeen6044]

@@ohlangeni Fascinating. Can you please explain to me how you're being "dominated" by European colonists, who exactly these "colonists" are that are dominating you and how they are implementing this "domination". Sounds to me like you have swallowed the Marxist propaganda whole without applying any critical thinking. South Africa is a beautiful mixing pot of all races and nationalities and it should be 100% inclusive and accepting of all, as it clearly states in the constitution. But the ANC government has implemented unconstitutional policies of employment for decades and external influences like Russia have continued to feed propaganda to the people through their agencies, leading to widespread corruption, misinformation and division of the nation. In the rainbow nation, the colours aren't separated, there is no artifical division of oppressed and oppressor and grudges are not kept, but there is forgiveness and reconciliation and everyone takes responsibility for their own actions. That's the only way to move ahead instead of being stuck in the past and attacking each other constantly. Madiba would be horrified at what his beautiful rainbow nation has become. For shame!

[@pascalnkosi9689]

MK Party members spents their money designing and buying party regalia. We even used our own monies travelling durung campaign trail. So what you ladies are saying is pure unfounded speculation!!

[@user-bu7ze6cy8k]

I have learned from our leaders that Russia has never colonies any African countries.Hence I love it. Big thanks to Russia.

[@sethforson3142]

It does not mean they are colonialists. Look at Ukraine and Eastern European countries.

[@gayeinggs5179]

You are a fool they will take over. Soon

[@Pixie-ix1so]

Actually they did and what do you think the war in Ukraine is all about....Russia trying to colonize another Sovereign country. You really are sooooo thick. What's between your ears....fire wood!!!

[@babympanza6631]

That's true

[@claudio6175]

The IEC should investigate all foreign funding /interference (if any) in the SA elections, whether by Russia or the west....

[@stoicwarrior346]

Yeah right,we have a IEC commisioner arrested for fraud, now you want fraudulent people to investigate fraud😂

[@claudio6175]

@@stoicwarrior346 indeed yes, we can only hope things improve under the GNU! It should of course be the scorpions investigating....

[@ntshiila]

IEC is surely controlled and captured by the Deep State, in RSA

[@pamelaleibowitz3019]

Wake up SA how come the AN C had its debts paid up?

[@sharontarin1310]

Iran.

[@Phillip-oo2ft]

After SA visited iran...and after entertaining hamas in SA...a miracle...the anc bankrupt in december...not bankrupt anymore in january!! Blood money bribe fron iran to do their dirty work..taking israel to court

[@gillstraker1994]

Iran.

[@018Greg]

Yes. Iran. It’s public knowledge.

[@Marysmmiiith]

So what if Iran paid for their debts, the DA is USA puppets

[@redeemed8474]

Please also do a video on what the USA via the DA wants from South Africa

[@SoultyBoiBeats]

You know this is biased channel, it won't happen

[@mjtheway4ward]

Democracy.

[@SpotonwithTP-qz6wq]

@@mjtheway4ward You mean Western Democracy where U.S dictates to its so-called friends what to do who trade with and who hate or support.

[@Pixie-ix1so]

There is not much left to give or want...

[@018Greg]

They want a stable South Africa that promotes constitutionalism, investment friendliness and economic growth. It’s very simple.

[@sigrid889]

Possibly the most honest discussion I have heard in Utube In the past year. The South Africa we know does not want the meddling of the USA. South African people have left because the system has been exploited but moreover,! it been plundered by the West . has be We see this. ..!

[@juniormolefe3046]

We are if indeed Russia is funding MK😂Zionists are funding the DANC 😂its a good balancing act

[@asuckerasecond1158]

Junior thinking

[@esilevinichronicles4269]

Do you hear yourself. Who is at the ICJ now?

[@emmo2850]

Let’s see what you do when war breaks out you sound young and immature and need to go research real life. Dumbest comment of 2024

[@RosslynR]

@@esilevinichronicles4269 You must be extremely financially uneducated to not know YOUR OPPENHEIMER GOD founded, owns and controls your South African Reserve Bank who are the founding partners of Anglo American ZIONIST GOD, LORD ROTHCHILD banking dynasty in the UK, controlling your life through a puppet President. A democratic government system is where financial corporations control economies as done in the United States that brought in the over $30 trillion federal debt, while the financial corporations forever qualify for bailouts which has Americans angry. No different to how the Oppenheimer always qualifies for IMF insurance bailouts with an unstable, political unrest South African economy on the IMF LOANS they take out as guarantors of the country. Anglo American investments don't work on the late Queen of England's fairy dust!

[@018Greg]

You don’t even know what Zionism is.

[@marjendemhare5892]

Members of BRICS+ may not sanction or embargo or place unjust obstacles in the way of participating members. Just agreed and will be signed into agreement in October in Kazan at the BRICS Summit.

[@JohnChenharris]

That's not the reason Hungary supports Russia Hungary is not a puppet of the west and it's nonsense in the Ukraine

[@charmanehulley8713]

And who funded D A one of the 300 Mr Oppenheimer I'm sure

[@nkululekomtolo2539]

Now do a video about america's strategy for SA

[@denir4259]

Vaccines and lockdowns. Wind and solar. Shut down coal. Failing US dollar. Gay rights. Bela bela in schools.

[@MoggDeVoid]

take a breath.. take a step back... look at things from the position of a proxy state - South Africa is a battleground for foreign interests. The ANC gets funding from Russian and Chinese interests as well as other African governments. The DA recieves funding from Israeli and European interests. The other parties are funded by a range of foreign interests and local funders who work on behalf of their foreign allies. If your'e a true South African, then you will acknowledge that ALL foreign funding is a threat to SA national security and diplomatic independence. it doesn't matter whether its from the East or West, a nationalist understands that these funders don't care about SA and only want to exploit the nation for their gain.

[@juniormolefe3046]

Hungary has a very sensible approach and Orban is a clear Christian 😂Christ is King 👑

[@scottrobinson3281]

Right. Viktor Orban is hated in Brussels because he won't allow his country to invaded by alien hordes.

[@Pixie-ix1so]

You are mindless. I suppose you see Trump as an example of the optimal Christian as well. You are joking , right... Hungry is indebited to Russia for decades to come for opportunistic investment into that country. They have no choice but to be on Russias side, just like India, Brazil and South Africa. Christian....like hell!!

[@Tsundzu_M]

The hate on Zuma sparked interest in me to pay more attention to Zuma's life story

[@Phillip-oo2ft]

Guptazuma

[@NickSterson]

Wow that must be riveting!

[@Coco-kw3iv]

@@Phillip-oo2ft only ill informed people believing in Guptazuma particularly at this stage... Wake up!

[@KillmongerWasRight45]

Good dig and see for yourself

[@Zukisani-vj1tx]

South African people love Russia

[@mzilangwenkosi3533]

Yes we love it so so much

[@johnfelix8569]

Not all South Africans

[@georgemarnewick6433]

And Zuma money in Dubai?

[@ronaldjere5651]

White man hijacked land or should I say Land Capture in SOuth Africa and Zimbabwe and become billionaires tout of that and they have used it to capture black politicians for decades together with their Western friends ( they know themselves and u are part of them ). Russia is doing the most reasonable thing to come to Africa aid. Read you own Bible that you imported to Africa to purify your own heart and pass its exams to enter the heaven your created in the bible..............safe your self

[@SidumoNgetu]

Ramaphala money under the mattress😂

[@RosslynR]

BILLIONAIRE OPPENHEIMER'S FOREVER RIGGED ZAR CURRENCY CONTROLS YOUR MISERABLE LIFE through the South African Reserve Bank!

[@psylentrage]

@@SidumoNgetu Do you understand "deflection"?

[@user-gh6hc9ch4z]

Zuma has mansions in Dubai, and super cars. Saw it in social media.

[@why-ie7ez]

Its tragic that while politicians here are fighting for power for whatever reason that maybe...theyre so distracted not really seeing that they are just pawns.

[@Kangema]

Would the tying be any different if such a nuclear plant was built by the USA, UK or any other European country?

[@edithmiller3114]

Maybe not....but I'd rather have our government in debt to the West than Russia and Iran.

[@TheBliksempie]

Yes, totally different. Take Anglo American, De Beers, Xtrata and Lonmin as prime examples.....and then compare it to Highveld Steel which was Russian owned, fully operational and steadfast business that was sunk by Solidariteit just because it was Russian owned and Solidariteit is CIA funded.

[@lodeleaf6401]

Probably same-same. That's the problem with nuclear... it comes with many, many, many years of baggage. Not only to the countries that build and manage it, but also to keep the nuclear waste safe for hundreds of years (requiring cooling chambers, etc.) Long term pain for short term gain.

[@marksquires1112]

USA or other Western countries who may in future build such a nuclear facility are far less likely to be as corrupt and incapable of ensuring long term stability in the maintenance of such a facility than Russia would be. Russia is inherently unstable under a despotic regime’s control. It is bound to be more corrupt, more incapable of delivering sustainable management to run such a highly complex and potentially hazardous facility than private companies potentially in partnership from the USA or Japan or Europe. It’s a no-brainer. Russia is a profoundly corrupt political system, with personal enrichment of the elites as it’s primary reason for existence. That and more influence around the world where those very elites can enrich themselves even further.

[@marksquires1112]

…Are/it’s most pressing concern/interest.

[@siphamandlakhumalo5074]

GUYS CAN I TOTAL DISAGREE WITH RUSSIA FUNDING MK. MK HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF 10 MILLION PLZ DO CULCULATIONS ON THAT FACT THE EACH MEMBER WAS PAYING R10 EN SOME EVEN MORE

[@grantmeasures9826]

10 million😂😂😂

[@metalcake2288]

Wow these Russian bots are excellent , even got realistic looking names

[@jacobmalatji9474]

So, they have 10 million members and only 2 million voted for them? 😢😂😂

[@nyikomathabela]

Seriously, 10m registrated 😮. Their members sold out then 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mzilangwenkosi3533]

MK have a great number of membership it actually more than 10M

[@ek6420]

"Zuma never declared this money..." Like Cupcake also never declared "mattrass dollars". Fair exchange is no robbery😂😂

[@samuelskhosana6716]

So for the first time we have balance of funders in south africa, Rise mzansi, DA ,IFP ,ANC and most of the polotical parties get money from the same family in South Africa and USA

[@barendsteenkamp5904]

You call that butter your bread on both sides.

[@Lwazilwentuthuko]

SA Russia expert😂😂😂😂😂😂. She even has the accent. Do we also have SA Lesotho expert 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kago.seboco]

Big joke 😂😂

[@decepticon8000]

😂

[@tertiusduplessis2581]

A ruzzian expert should not have a xhosa accent.

[@Pixie-ix1so]

She is obviously a whole lot more educated than you. And by the way, if you speak English and you are black...you have an accent too. If someone is white, but from an Afrikaans background and speak English, they have an accent too. English speaking South Africans have an accent. English speaking Americans have many different accents and so do British people have many different accents....Get a Life, please!

[@Lwazilwentuthuko]

@@Pixie-ix1so you have said a lot of nothing which tells me you are a bit slow. You can't even understand a joke, you the one who should get a life.

[@samuelrobert7016]

Unfortunatley power distribution is not the primary objective here

[@joecruiser]

World domination.

[@marjendemhare5892]

Eskom?

[@PhillipDaniel-gy9rg]

Looks like mk party would like to see Russia rool for South Africa

[@user-ms9xw9br7s]

No USA/EU already rule SA... SA is full of illegal migrants just like them, LGBTQ laws- copy and paste, political system copy and paste of UK, abortion laws same, litterally everything even BEE in US/UK it's just called DEI... both has rising crime rates for 15 years now, poverty increasing, Race problems etc... Russia hmm is moving in a very diffrent direction, is unique and 89% has full confidence in the government, USA 37% / UK 42%/ SA 41%.. Russia lifted 58% of their people from poverty since putin came to office, has now became the 4th biggest economy in the world, are safer aswell... same for China, South Korea etc India also following.. the western empire is a degeneracy and it's collapsing!!

[@emmo2850]

It’s treason

[@msikelelinyandeni]

What the DA has done to black people excerpt to tell us about the rand declining when we voice our concerns.

[@marjendemhare5892]

Professor Irina are you Ukranian? I know you spent most of your adult life and studies in Moscow while it was in the U.S.S.R. Then in 1992 it seems you left and came to South Africa, then back to Russia, but left in 2022 to come back here. Spaceba🇷🇺✌

[@kilokilos]

Professor, have you any vague idea how America rules? What is your agenda?

[@018Greg]

She has seen the horror of Russian control and does not want to see millions more suffer the consequences.

[@marjendemhare5892]

Greg you do realise that the Communist Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 right?🤣Wakey wakey!

[@marjendemhare5892]

"Rules based international order" with rules made by Amerikkka whenever it suits them. Nothing in writing and nobody else consulted🤔

[@kilokilos]

@@marjendemhare5892 there you go clever girl

[@etiennemeiring8057]

There seems to be a lot of negative and RASIST comments here and so mutch hatred between races it's sad wee have this tipe of situation instead of every one working working together to make south africa great for every one

[@SpotonwithTP-qz6wq]

How when people today want the black people and people of color to forget apartheid like it never happened, unless the injustices of the past are resolved they will always be tensions and divisions.

[@Pixie-ix1so]

You are dreaming!!

[@stephenkeen6044]

@@Pixie-ix1so It's a dream worth having, one shared by Madiba who inspired the nation to also hope to able to dream it. For shame what his followers have done with that dream. Best we can hope for right now is to prevent SA becoming a failed state by rebuilding the most basic fundamental services back to functionality and go from there. Hopefully together and hopefully we've learnt something from the past 30 years...

[@Pixie-ix1so]

@stephenkeen6044 Good Luck...it's a dream that I can no longer dream. All hope has dissipated and only complete detachment with no emotion or care left for those that have been let down by their own corrupt government. They kept voting for failure and corruption, so now they must feel. No more hand-outs or charity coming out of this home, for sure!! This is a failed state.

[@Marysmmiiith]

​@@stephenkeen6044 True, I agree

[@gusoconnor5662]

No paper trail to the bunker you know where for many years

[@peterkuwali4094]

Lies just comes from mouth of liars... All politics are funded

[@ruthndala5778]

What about millions taken to Ukraine from South Africa by DA

[@sandilemfeka4658]

They won't say anything about that.

[@adelevdberg9815]

Wait What!!?? 😮

[@lydiaramafoko8745]

When? For what? What did they gain? Just typing anything. Topic here is Zuma.I am happy about GNU, no longer anyone doing just what they like, selling our country for their own pockets.❤❤❤GNU

[@mesesbungu5925]

@@lydiaramafoko8745 GNU?????????? The current arrangement is a Coalition and not GNU.

[@darlingtonmachilar6745]

Tell us more about your britain/America's strategy for SA

[@user-ix2ox4fm9d]

Britain has plenty of problems in their own country to worry about it's unlikely they will be worried what goes on in SA unless there's something to do with SA citizens in UK.

[@user-jn6gz8zc7e]

The majority is fed up with foreigners.

[@JeffreyThomas-th2ps]

He had too get his bucks from somewhere 😅😅😅

[@pamelaleibowitz3019]

Sadly some people are very naive !!!!!

[@icare4096]

Professor that you very much for your clear and enlightening presentation. My question is, could efforts perhaps not be put to convince Russian President that South African's do not see the DA as a Western Stouge. When Mmusi Maine. former senior DA member resigned or left the DA, he started a new Political Party but failed to get more black votes 2024. Black people in the DA did not go along with Mmusi Maine they remained in the DA. Should we not perhaps consider that those Black people in South Africa who voted for the DA did so because they see this DA party is made up of South Africans (We are a RAINBOW nation, DA members constitutes of human beings in this case Black, Indian. Colored and White people. Furthermore , people joined DA because they see results (good performance) Maybe Russian President must talk to the South African Black People who voted for the DA leading success and you will understand.

[@michaelstamike]

Go preach that RAINBOW NATION to the residents of ORANIA😏😏😏😏 please

[@denir4259]

DA is a Western stooge. Why do you think we have forced vaccines, lockdowns, loadshedding bc west forced SA to shut down coal power stations, Gay rights, same sex marriage all from the west. Bela bill a western concept.

[@denir4259]

DA funded by Open Society a George Soros NGO.

[@denir4259]

Russian President Putin is a Christian with Christian values unlike the West. George Soros is banned in Russia.

[@tertiusduplessis2581]

Ruzzians dont understand the concept democracy. Ruzzian voting is worse than a dog show. You waisting your time talking to them. It is a corrupt autocracy with guns...that is all.

[@panchendrarajankandiah6572]

Who funds whom, who backs whom should be traced for all the organisations.

[@khanyisagumede6432]

😢It is so sad to hear an old person speaking words with no proof. "She heard from a friend"

[@annsnetler6510]

Very knowledgeable lady. Interesting point of view

[@lorrainebell4419]

Another WEF paid puppet!!

[@ingomayasenquthu416]

Speculation but fine if Russia Funds MK thats Good Russia was there for our Freedom Fighters when they were fighting Apartheid regime

[@user-yp1pu8kj7p]

We need the Bricks👍

[@abubakrmosiea3525]

If that was done we should have not experienced this load shedding

[@johannmalan2994]

Zuma and Russia has unfinished business regarding Nuclear plant which will bring Russians profits of Trillions, now what do you think?

[@thondoyaenterprise3795]

Im not sure about trillion profits. What i know is , " That will mean end of expensive electricity and loadsheding.

[@SpotonwithTP-qz6wq]

@@thondoyaenterprise3795 and possibly more jobs with minimum wage being adhered to.

[@Pixie-ix1so]

​@thondoyaenterprie3795 . You can't see further than your hand, obviously!

[@xman1533]

But if that's the case stupid move by Russia MK will only win KZN they will never rule south Africa alone.

[@user-ms9xw9br7s]

Russia is building nuclear power plants around the World incl Europe, due to it's cheaper price, high tech etc this industry is not under western sanctions!! But somehow South Africa may not do this deal? Because the western masters who themselves are doing these deals doesn't want SA to have it.. you people are slaves to the west

[@ruthndala5778]

What about Phala phala

[@jankotze1212]

Dollars from the US.

[@NickSterson]

@@jankotze1212I reckon that was the Iran payment actually

[@verlorenvlei1325]

Terrific.. well worth paying attention.. a perspective one will not find elsewhere.. thank you both.🌹🌹

[@samukelisiwendlovu3286]

MK is the hope of South Africa… thank you KZN for facing off WMC

[@balenidumisani296]

So these allegations of Russian funding are authenticated using Steenhuisen, Herman, Mashaba 😂😂. The second authority is the fact that the MKP did not disclose its funders? Third authority is that Zuma met with Putin when he was head of state many years back. How many state leaders have met Putin again? 😂😂 The last proof is that there is a picture of Zuma standing next to Putin in one t-shirt worn by a member of the MKP. This is perfect!

[@tertiusduplessis2581]

Have you ever heard of a thing called a telephone?

[@marjendemhare5892]

I agree the DA and the Coconuts and Christian Evangelical Zionists are all showing their fascist faces. They are so ignorant they believe themselves🤣🇷🇺✌🇿🇦✌

[@benqurayza7872]

I shudder to think that ANC cadres might manage the new Russian SA nuclear power plants.

[@neilblunt1926]

They won't. Russian technicians will run it completely. Hence having RSA by the "short and curlies" for many generations, as the lady said.

[@marjendemhare5892]

I would love to have Russia's leadership style here in South Africa. They are mature, and get the job done. It's not the U.S.S.R. people, go visit and see.

[@benqurayza7872]

​@@marjendemhare5892The Russians take a meat grinder approach to warfare. Look at their leadership style in Ukraine. That doesn't include their cavalier approach to civilian casualties.

[@sduduzocele729]

Fighting our BRICS membership is this GNU let MK protect all our gains

[@andilenxumalo7526]

Its weird to be a member of BRICS and only hate Russian support. Its soooo weird.

[@gillstraker1994]

And Iran funding Ramaphosa.🤬

[@sandilemfeka4658]

Iran, China and Russia are far better than UK, USA and Israel.

[@Marysmmiiith]

So what? USA is funding their puppets, the DA

[@Antoinette-iv6ev]

Zuma wants KZN .if he is in control,he is in control of the harbours,once in control of the hatbours he is in control of the capital as most items go through the harbour that is imported

[@steveleroux6116]

This won’t happen

[@AlexWilliam1]

it will happen ,we do have everything here in KZN,and we are tired of Capitalist think of themselves,and they do not care about us,most of them they are not respecting our Traditional activities,KZN is a Kingdom place...I voted Mk because is the only Party that show respect to us.

[@mundusuys8739]

A provincial government has limited powers. It doesn't control ports, railways, police, military etc.

[@MoAfrika-Afrika]

The problem is that everyone is funded outside by the people who have interests in our country. DA is funded, ANC is funded and now MK. We don't we do the things ourselves because there will never be free lunch. He who pays the piper calls the tune. Why are our politicians fine with being owned? It doesn't matter whether it is by the Russians, Chinese, CIA... We must never sell ourselves to anyone.

[@danielmokubung8991]

Great to see such a progressive analysis towards the noted massage of professor. Let's build South Africa.

[@ruthndala5778]

Where is the transaction of Russia to MK

[@troy1709-h5f]

Brilliant Professor! Thank you!

[@derrickvanzyl6819]

The Proff is so well informed and factually correct on everything she said. Besides that, I think she is hot too :-)

[@nontuthuzelombo1923]

Well done sympathiser of Mk.

[@marvincraig4485]

But people are suffering no sense 😕

[@surftiger62]

Here you have an apparent russian expert who cannot articulate the difference between multipolarity and unipolarity! The hegemony that is held by the USA is the 'might is right' control factor. Respect for all cultures should be fundamental to any decent political philosophy.

[@zode2926]

America wants to run the world again

[@Jono98806]

Not if those cultures hold values that are anti-liberal and don't respect human rights.

[@SpotonwithTP-qz6wq]

@@Jono98806 Why should you be allowed to impose your values on to others would it be respectful to let people hold on to their values instead and find a middle ground that's mutual respect. When it comes to human rights is it right for a nation to fund other nations with billions of dollars when some of the citizens of that nation have no homes food or health care, isn't shelter for human beings a basic human right.

[@Draginsezluvnlite-jp8sv]

You're ALL correct in this thread! Look at how you agree about respect? I'm so tired of people automatically "choosing sides" instead of looking at how to work together.

[@Jono98806]

@@SpotonwithTP-qz6wq "Why should you be allowed to impose your values on to others would it be respectful to let people hold on to their values instead and find a middle ground that's mutual respect." So, just as an example, should we respect things like child marriages and female genital mutilation because it's "their culture"? I'm actually fine with being tolerant and respecting other cultures but there do exist practices which are objectively bad, some of which are culturally entrenched. I do not believe in cultural relativism.

[@user-vc6mm5xc4t]

You want Zuma be funded by the west so that will control him

[@hloniphanidube9903]

Remember during apartheid Russia supported Africans and there is mutual respect

[@SolomonMkhonto]

If the money comes from Russia why is it a problem.

[@balenidumisani296]

Irina.... Russia has expressed its views and congratulated Ramaphosa for his reelection. You also missed this 😂😂

[@nandilewandile4622]

Obviously does not fit the narrative.

[@esilevinichronicles4269]

She is pushing a particular narrative in order to achieve their mission, dividing South Africa on tribal lines so that they continue with reaping the riches

[@steveleroux6116]

Seems Russia back the lame horse this time 😅

[@bertpretorius973]

Zuma was to sic to stay in prison and how the hell is he now leading a political party?

[@steveleroux6116]

Sick party 😂😂

[@ohlangeni]

Yes, PW Botha, FW de Klerk even Wouter Basson never went to prison

[@sandiletwala1756]

Because Zuma is the President of the people that's why..... you can't keep the good man down!!!

[@rawamothoa9935]

….and Shabir was having his physio on the golf course…😜🤪🤪

[@rawamothoa9935]

….and Shabir was having his physio on the golf course…😜🤪🤪

[@ntokozozondi3528]

If I knew they were funded by Russia I was gon vote for them.

[@why-ie7ez]

Lets not forget chernobyl,y a nuclear plant is being considered after the failure of maintenance of eskom...who here can maintain a nuclear plant.who here wud want to?

[@Mgxebe2709]

Please follow the DA and ANC paper trail aswell😂

[@zode2926]

They will never do that cause America funds the businesses🤣🤣🤣

[@sharontarin1310]

At least we can see where the money went with the DA.

[@MrNickbren]

Does this lady work for mossad?

[@edithmiller3114]

Oh really! Mr Niks Brain.....enough with blaming everthing on the Jews!

[@janineroux2398]

😂😂

[@esilevinichronicles4269]

That is what I thought, what a way of alleniating the ANC. The struggle continues for them

[@decepticon8000]

​@@edithmiller3114 You meant zionists.

[@nickmatthews604]

Good for MW... if those who believed in freedom had integrity, they would have ensured funding and support from a World Power to safeguard the freedom and the Judeo-Christian truth to establish fairness for the poorest of our poor.

[@Otherlevel51]

24:53 there are no good options. Its all dominantion or exploitation no matter which side we pick.

[@heleneklompas5084]

Saw MK posters that included Putin

[@balenidumisani296]

Where😂😂

[@kago.seboco]

How is that proof of funding ?😂😂 People like Putin and Zuma for the same thing, hence they are put parallel next to each other symbolically.

[@phumelelomthimude8082]

Where?

[@sharontarin1310]

​@@kago.sebocoOf course they're for the same thing. One man with a huge homestead, the boss, very fat, while people in the next village starve. Do your homework.

[@heleneklompas5084]

@@phumelelomthimude8082 saw them in the Sandton and Northern suburbs

[@jennysaunders3844]

SHOCKING!!!

[@revenant2979]

A very insightful podcast/interview. Professor Filatova is truely exstremely insightful and a highlly aclaimed specialist in her field of expertisé. Nuclear power is not clean energy and to be honest our economy is at breaking point. South Africa should not be involved in globel politics if we cant even keep our ship above water. Natural gas and the capasity to produce our own energy, food and clean warer and not be taxed on it, is the utmost of importance. The biggest risk at the moment is a food and clean water shortage that is closer than you think. In terms of Lesotho (a democcracy whos military has already in the past have througn out the SADF from their country and is backed by the UK) and Swaziland that is a Kingdom, not a democratic country with close tighs to the Zulu King, the Professor is completely of the mark though.

[@claudettebirkett1302]

I saw a video that Russia is indeed funding MKP and that MK is the initials of Russia's military forces.

[@nonjikocyril4274]

So what? The DA is funded by the west.

[@mthemburosemary498]

And do you have problem with that everybody is supported somewhere is the same with And And Stellenbosch

[@claudettebirkett1302]

@mthemburosemary498 what's your problem ? Don't enforce your own way of thinking on others. I have a right to say what I saw without being questioned by you. Just stay in your own lane...last time I checked, we do have freedom of speech .

[@sharontarin1310]

​@@claudettebirkett1302Well said. I will not be bullied into silence.

[@esilevinichronicles4269]

MK is supported by Afrikaans business money, they also want a civil war