There was an instruction from President Cyril Ramaphosa, and agreement between all parties concerned, that Iran was no longer going to participate in the navy exercises in Simons Town and False Bay, according to his spokesman Vicent Magwenya.
Though the Presidency and Department of International Relations and Cooperation DIRCO were not involved with the planning of the military exercises from the outset, there were discussions about it, but these were ignored.
South African Navy chief Monde Lobese is expected to face the consequences of seemingly fobbing off Ramaphosas instruction.
