Former President Jacob Zumas newly articulated support for Moroccos sovereignty over Western Sahara is a sharp departure from his previous statements in that regard, made on several occasions during his addresses to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The new position of Zuma and his uMkhonto weSizwe MK party is more closely aligned with the United States, several Western and African states that have voiced support for Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
SABC News Sherwin Bryce-Pease also reports on the current status of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, which was established in 1991, and the geopolitical stalemate that has since ensued.
Western Sahara Former President Zuma backs Morocco in Western Sahara dispute
In April of 1991, the UN Security Council passed a resolution to establish the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, with the said referendum on self-determination expected to be held the following year - a vote that has never taken place despite the word referendum literally in the name of the said peacekeeping mission.