Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has strongly condemned the docking of a Russian battleship in the city's harbour.
Replying to a tweet on the Russian government page, Hill-Lewis did not mince his words about South Africa hosting the ship.
"We are not hosting this warship, nor is it welcome in the Mother City. Cape Town will not be complicit in Russia's evil war," he said.
Hill-Lewis said that President Cyril Ramaphosa "must answer for his complicity".
Speaking to News24 on Tuesday, Hill-Lewis reiterated that the Russian warship was not welcome.
"We do not want to host it in the Mother City. Similarly, Russian soldiers who are taking part in Vladimir Putin's illegal war against Ukraine are not welcomed, and we do not want to host them in the Mother City.".
Hill-Lewis added that Cape Town would not be complicit in the war against Ukraine: