Not that he has any other choice. The West has stopped borrowing money to South Africa. Most Western investors already pulled all investments from SA and some are still busy dropping investments today, as can be seen by the massive capital outflows and collapse of shares on the JSE. He will need access to some country who will pump some grain into SA so that the masses can be fed when the economy collapses. His statement, although it makes no sense to some, is perfectly understood in the communist arenas.