WATCH: SA media stuck at Polish airport confused, frustrated
Messages of confusion and frustration have been coming through from the tarmac of Warsaw's Chopin Airport.
That's where a chartered plane carrying presidential security personnel and the members of the media has been stranded, after Polish authorities refused to let teams disembark.
They were meant to travel to Kyiv where President Cyril Ramaphosa's heading by train for a peace mission.
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But Ramaphosa's head of security Wally Rhoode claims they have been sabotaged.
He says not having the original permits for the weapons was the issue.
Major General Rhoode says the South African government obtained all the necessary permits and have been engaging with the Polish government for two weeks. #AfricanPeaceInitiative pic.twitter.com/NJCgq9MGY6
— @SAgovnews (@SAgovnews) June 15, 2023
Meanwhile, Ramaphosa and several other African heads of state and representatives are due to meet with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
The African delegation will then head to Russia to hold discussions with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
