the, the, the, and your tweets you're offering free, decide these old policies towards the gather strip. they, again, for see, on the stand of sub africa concerning this issue. now, when do you think we should expect the conflict the end? and when we, when i was going to see the 1st results all the area, i see j meeting. well, we would like to see the consumer end as soon as possible. we would like to see is royal, comply with the provisional measures that have been ordered by the court. that is why was going back to the courts to us for this threatening also those borders so

that we prevent what is now imagine as a segment crisis, with a lot of people of projected to die from starvation. we would live to see the association of hostilities. we would like to see the of the name of humanitarian cory dose to those who are in need of, of, of humanitarian aid. that is why we would always as a country, and this is something president. remo for so we'll continue to check your to use every legal means that instrument to ensure that we see an end to the genocide to that's currently taking place in gaza. we see an end to the broad to punishment and, and the team falls of people who are seeking aid like this. so recently in russia

now the us has continued to support these role since the beginning of the conflict . is this likely to change the us of africa relations given that your country opposes us back is ready actions? or we have a very strategic political and said relationship with the united states. within the context of that close political vintage relationship. they ease in appreciation that we defy on the number of issues. one of them is the issue concerning the part of the students as, as you particularly rated, we in engagement and, and discuss ongoing discussions, ways of various counterparts within the united states. and we will continue to do so. um the teachings that the president boston really fast to uh,

follow up president nelson, mandela. i those that encourage ongoing dialogue and engagement and windows that you disagree with the most. and so within the context of that political and trade partnership with the united states, we will continue to voice our displeasure and our discomfort, ways and the stage of this role in this behavior towards the finest unions. and to do so in a constructive manner, in a robust manner within the confines of the partnership and the trades relationship that we have with united states. now, how do you assess the media coverage? all the conflict in the gaza strip? what are your main problems that you see if you to see any, because it seems that the narrative that is sitting for licensing of a play is outside of the mid least start as we can see. but let me hear your view

on this as well. you, you do have, obviously a quite a concentration of focus, boston media globally with respect to developments in the middle east, particularly what has been happening. and guys that you do have some international media outlets, particularly worse than outlets that has chosen to present had to present a sort of some more uh, quote is riley perspectives in the coverage and you both. so it has lowe's, particular, the media houses that originated from parts of the middle east and other parts of the world that have chosen to be balanced in the coverage as well as for trail off of that conflicts. and that has allowed people around the world to then have the

ability to inform the views and to inform their status with respect to what is happening on the ground in, in, in further study. we noticed that when we presented our arguments, is that the 1st application that we made to the international court of justice. some of the most prominent global noticed and media outlets chose not to provide coverage live coverage falls that presentation to, to the quote. and we observed that the next day when these well presented, it's adams and they would have floated low to a low coverage if you lot. and so those us are mostly biases that you folks there at the end of the day, the media house as a, his own brides and longitude to detect in its editorial decisions. and

to 10 main was the best bet teams for trade decision you observed that. and that kind of treatment that is given to the finest in, in story, particularly 5 worsted media houses, is not to say a treatment is that you see elsewhere where these, where the these, as closely as a, as a media houses referred to better. for example, on the coverage that they provide is related to some incidents that are less just taking place and being guys and, and there's the results also goes by us. so we encourage you to go to the lives of the countries when to, to add, reflect the situation, entities on the ground disturbing and painful as it is. we still have

those cottages, generalist men and women of the use room that are committed in including the crews, and in delaying the facts as they are with respect to what is at a ride. that is still talking about the media because this is really very critical . to understanding what the opinion and understanding what the issues really on the spot of what we have been trying to lay back for the world to see even in now coverage archie coverage. all of this issues. wall to wall, like like you say about still talking about the media. why in your opinion are a number of advocate in crisis. which of more suzette consequences done the ukranian one ignored by the west and media, while the ukrainian prizes is on the fund pages. now the, there are issues and so down the issues in somalia, the central african republic,

the co go even the ones that and molly and so one how does the advocate and public react to such west and disregard as well? so for the longest time in, um, western media outlets has a search to portray the advertising content and in a negative and kind of state or typical man the, when the menus falls over t hung uh um, but as, as well as general perceptions of the inability to gather and effectively portrayed as, as, as the sort of override in defining. so you choose, falls, falls off of the african continent assessments. every time i get into a time number o, as in math, africans has thoughts to push backs of games that betrayal. false, false, false,

the content, and add sorts to elevate. and a lot of positive features as well as developments that are taking place on the, on the african continent. and with most of that resides and the coverage that we've seen and some of the worst and media houses that next the appreciation of the complexities on the ground. and then also in those complexities you'll find behind or the close. it's almost a point please. and the challenges that, that we face on the continent, i guess this is going to be an ongoing task and ongoing challenge that as africans, we will continuously confront and work on to change them. and then we try to come to an end is portrayed where these conflicts always ensure that that

conflict is presented in a box man. so that both sides to the conflicts presented football. so that days, appreciation of the complexity and the issues behind that country. and so now that the country is on the continent that are being remarkably well, some of those countries have come out of a history of conflict. and, and they pulled themselves out of that history. and they led, if you like, the development of the own people and that has an impact that has an impact on regional communities across across the continent. and we would like to see more of that for trail of the african continent as a growing, advancing, coordinated a continental that increasingly has embrace democracy and democratic principles. a

content and said over time that showed a strong ability to govern itself and able to add resolve as phone issues. that's that kind of for training. we would like to see all of our content and, and what is encouraging is the emergence of various forms and platforms that is allowed people to, to re, to the old stories that is allowed to people to read for themselves and the phone communities in the various sections where they operate and, and that's largely advanced to the mentions of the various digital and online channels that allowed people to be able to share the content from the hospitals to the neighborhoods and to the countries is old. and so that has created a diversity of, of content that can be consumed above the content that is a lot more positive than what we've seen

right now. today we, we, we see how in the countries of africa as to how redone the number of western media outlets are being shut down, which according to local authorities spread towers propaganda. now, where should we look for the line between freedom of speech and protective national security? yes, it's a um, it's a very um, um, cheap abundance to, to mentee. but it's one that stuff and guided by each country's constitutional principles. i guess if i just sort of slides on my own country, so last week, a constitution guarantees, freedom of expression, guarantees the media and as well as access to, to information. we have

a very robust and very engaging and media. so to web, from the president to officials to business need is no, it is a problem, is about a new formal score to needs all producing for, for that to measure. and that's something that we accept to be part of our democracy to be pods false. while consist, no democracy or democratic features if you like. and that's something that we appreciate as part of a growing and evolving democracy. some other countries will say differently based on, you know, that kind of constitutional guidelines that they have in place. but generally, up to standards will be to have a society that's open that can engage openly. that can and gauge boyd's criticism as much as it engages where it's closer to the issues that reflects

the performance of government. and that reflects the leadership off of government. all right, you spoke earlier about the way west and media covers the african continent and how, assuming, bye as this is always waved into the story lines and all of that. but basically, if, if the story has to change as to the new rules of engagement, what do you say needs to be done for that to change as well? we have to continue um, as locating full full furnace, we'd have to continue pushing the boundaries with respect to how we, as africans are reflected in various global platforms. we have to continue adding a voice with respect to positive developments that we're seeing on our continent.

and we have to continue celebrating that humans and the advisements that we are witnessing across the continent. we cannot allow us else to be forced to forwarded lined into a narrative that does not age uh or support or enable the attainment of us. the ration is continental in individual countries across the continent. for example, um, you have the recent adoption of the after it's a free trade agreement, which is going to be a major post to a number of for 10 and calling them is that outrage of signatures. uh to the past to that's a very positive development. it all goes well for us. we can economies for domestic businesses just as it is positive for, for direct investments as well as international investors that are due to the

different types of profile content. and that's something we have to continuously talk about for dean was to celebrate. and something that we have a very strong conviction that it will deliver the envisage economic benefits to millions and hundreds of millions of people and young people in the continental. and it will leads to the industrialization of coding. and so those kinds of developments i was talking about over and over and over and okay. and what time we will be able to, to change those negative perceptions about our continents as we continue to subsets to build resilient and sustainable equipment. all right, we're talking about mutually productive or beneficial. a alliance is to what extent of african news outlets involved in cooperation with russian media on some of this issues. that means so much to south africa address of africans a well,

generally they the levels of cooperation across the board, not just with russian media. they, they levels of cooperation with chinese media, for example, with the russian media. and they, uh, engagement with some media houses in, in, in the middle east. my colleagues in the media can give you more details than i'm able to gauge. but that is part and paso, for what we call cultural exchanges. people to people exchanges, as well as institutional changes that we had coverage through the execution of a photo courtesy where we seek to build strong the bones of ways, our global trade and political partners. and it's something that we will continue to to encourage it, offers opportunities for skills, acquisitions,

and offers. it offers opportunities for strategic partners sheets and as well as various commercial facilities that quote, be accessible, opened up as a result of those exchanges and will continue to encourage those exchanges. all right, now, recently many african media outlets have been trying to focus on the war with a sedan which has been forgotten in the western media. how did you assess the interest. busy of the african public in top picks that are not raised in the western media. the fight against new colonialism, for instance, the position of apply made the agenda by the west, as well as coverage of local african conflicts. and he, many to, and prizes a well, we have a own media houses in, in, in africa. i, we, we do loves as a note how was didn't media houses also in the flat solar issues and also in

projects and various developments that take place in the continent. but it's equally important for me to stress that we have our own home grown media companies that cause the continental to extensively. the platforms like radio, for example, still remain very popular. and they still reach a lot of people in every incentives in rural areas. and so we're not always concerned about how listed media houses that are flags paso project asked, because we do have our own channels, where we are able to exchange information, provide information, consume information, and be able to share perspective and views. and so we've very much in touch with the continent and we're not necessarily dependent on west and media houses to tell

us about our sense. we know a story. we knew our sales and in the conflicts that you left friends. not all know interested in the past following, and those conflicts, but they can't relax. so that's the case involved in, in supporting dialed in supporting for measures that can be put in place to ensure that those conflicts had come to an end. recently present from a closer match, which one of the leading parties in into done which is the 2nd meeting. and they'll be future and fed and gauge meant that that, that he will have with various little players assume that conflict, as you will know. so that we could, is quite involved in, in bed pursuing a peaceful and to the conflicts in the dfcs. we'll see in know that most of the big where we've contributed at soups,

to the subject force quotes in the dfcs engine, mozambique. so for me, so that's a 10 perspective. we quite engage with the quote. and so what western media houses say or not say, is not a major concern to us. what is important to us is that you are able as a continent to pull more know a correlative means the end result is to ensure that we assist will cease the country is in private countries with processes and other enabled meant to come out of those devastating countries so that we can save lives so that we can develop economies and we can advance as a content. all right, share with us here. does the south africa prohibit some media outlets and, and besides that, how do you assess the policy of the you on the united states with the band,

international media, like archie and all the russian media outlets. how does that fits with the west? suppose a desire to protect freedom of speech, what's your assessment as well? so i sort of design it as a consistent or principle. it sits in the constitution and it's imbedded in the constitution. and now of course, i say it's even embedded in now. so side, so dna and so, so that's it. so we're not a band and the media house, it would be our games, the priest groups both the constitution to do so. and so that's the kind of practice that we do not engage in. um, it is unfortunate that some countries and origin of products have decided to do that if is that we will always be open to engaging in with those that are critical to us, to engaging in with those with disagree with. and that is a fundamental principle that informs our constitutional democracy.

and so we, we find it unfortunate that the media outlets that up and in some instances and in some other parts of the world just as was find it quite a product to see general is being killed in the manner that they've been killed. in this conflict to gaza, to see the man as a general just i intimidated and they prevented to do the work. and that's because that's something that close gains um, upgrade as a nation and goes against our own constitutional principles. as i've said with believe in been ongoing engagement and dad of isn't with those that disagree with us and even with those that are critical against us. and. and so the banning of the media house does not contribute to does not contribute to the wide understanding of issues. it does not provide for diverse sets of voices on,

but ag shoot or matches and end is limited in terms of the perspectives that, that i should it. so the lease is bad and the media anywhere in the world needs to be allowed to both are age to express itself as freely as possible. so as to allow that diverse search of views and, and to afford people as much choice as possible to a wide array of information. all right, now, how do you assess the 5 by some provide as in south africa has stopped showing the r t news channel, for instance. well, the reason has to do with the, you know, commercial interest and, and how and those commercial interest tied to with interest outside

of philadelphia care. and as well as a shareholder dynamics that, that could be, that could be a place. as i said, it is unfortunate is that for example, your child is no longer available at all 18 by 10 and a. so that's a good company that, that carried a huge, i know, we would have to said that you turn, it was still available so that the public has that diverse sets of voices and, and then the diverse sets of content that they can choose. it is rather unfortunate that that's been the past, but we also understand that they may have been as um, as a commercial interest at a place that is put price or end of let's to, to, to that decision. the,

the, the russian states never is as tight as on the phone in the most sense, community best, not all sense and up the in the 6595 and speed. what else calls question about this? even though we will fan in the european union, the kremlin machine, the states on the russians cruising and split our t supposed neg, keeping our video agency roughly all the band on youtube. the fitness center question. did you say even closer to the

today in the united states, all foreign policy establishment on national security establishment is a weapon option to pursue. it becomes a cloak for our own aggression. it becomes though a way of flushing other countries on the fax or to our records. it shows that we're not really that much of a democracy that we have about no strip interfering in other countries when they produce democratic outcomes. we don't like the little to no one, no, no, no, no, no,

not for to more than what they should of the unit 731 was a you meek, organization in the history of the world. what they were trying to do was to simply do nothing short and build the most powerful and most deadly biological weapons program that the world had every now through you know, to production with it. so i guess it was the great deal to bring it suddenly, a little bit through here. keep a move model. uh, mazda thought this minute, noon, and one of our from the sale. i don't understand. i wish to know about doing so need. i know you gave him some more or

less than a to you it's. i had to put all of this kind of in my the on, on a party bill because you cannot push the couch. so that's good to go with a 00. want this on this to should buy a new on it. so i can send me 7 long dot on the, on the, on the ticket. but i got the the, the device administration has words in only words and contradictory words and heads out. when it comes to a cease fire, we are told a must inter garza at the same time,

arms flow into israel to hinder the same age. the way that is south africa is dumping assessments of the idea of operation in gaza. desperate toria levy's new charges against israel over what is called the genocide of the palestinians. we talk to the countries presidential source boot always as a country. and this is something present number 4, so we'll continue to attempt to use a 3 legal means that instrument to ensure that we see an end to the genocide that's currently taking place.