{"id":1013,"date":"2026-08-06T06:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zumas-india-visit-with-ajay-gupta-triggers-dirco-review-of-former-presidents-protocol\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:11:55","slug":"zumas-india-visit-with-ajay-gupta-triggers-dirco-review-of-former-presidents-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuvakasha-kukazuma-endiya-no-ajay-gupta-kuqalise-ukubuyekezwa-kwe-dirco-kwephrothokholi-yababengameli\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukuvakasha kukaZuma eNdiya no-Ajay Gupta Kuqala Ukubuyekezwa kwe-DIRCO Kwephrothokholi YababengoMongameli"},"content":{"rendered":"

UMnyango Wezobudlelwano Namazwe Ngamazwe Nokubambisana (i-DIRCO) umemezele ukubuyekezwa kokusekelwa kwephrothokholi kwababengabaholi bamazwe ngemuva kokuba owayengumongameli uJacob Zuma evakashele eNdiya ngoJulayi 2026 futhi wahlangana no-Ajay Gupta, umbaleki ofunwa yiziphathimandla zaseNingizimu Afrika. UKhomishana Omkhulu u-Anil Sooklal ubuyiselwe emuva ukuze axoxisane ngemuva kokwenza ukuvakasha kukaZuma kube lula, kanti uNgqongqoshe uRonald Lamola nezinye izikhulu baveza ukukhathazeka ngezingozi zenqubomgomo yezangaphandle efanayo eqhutshwa ngaphandle kwemigudu kahulumeni.<\/p>\n

Uphenyo Lwangaphakathi lwe-DIRCO kanye Nezimpendulo Ezisemthethweni<\/h4>\n

I-DIRCO yaqala uphenyo lwayo lwangaphakathi mayelana nezinhlelo zokusekela izombusazwe ngemuva kokuvakashela kukaZuma eNdiya ngomhlaka-1 kuJulayi, lapho ehlangana no-Ajay Gupta. UNgqongqoshe uRonald Lamola wagxeka lolu hambo, ethi, \u201cKusithinta kabi ukuthi omongameli bangaphambilini bezwe bazobe besebenzisa inqubomgomo yezangaphandle efanayo nohulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika,\u201d ngesikhathi senkomfa yabezindaba, njengoba kubikwe okokuqala yiThe Citizen.<\/p>\n

UKhomishana Omkhulu uSooklal ubizelwe ukuzoxoxisana naye phakathi nokuhlolwa kokubandakanyeka kwakhe ekusekeleni ukunyakaza kukaZuma phakathi nohambo. Okhulumela iKhabhinethi uKhumbudzo Ntshavheni wanezela, \u201cIzenzo zikaMengameli wangaphambilini uJacob Zuma ziyaqhubeka nokulimaza uhlelo lobulungiswa bobugebengu lwaseNingizimu Afrika kanye nenqubomgomo yezangaphandle,\u201d ebhekisela ezicelweni eziqhubekayo zokubuyiselwa kwamalungu omndeni wakwaGupta.<\/p>\n

Ukuvikela Usizo Lwezombusazwe kanye Nemiphumela Ebanzi<\/h4>\n

IPhini likaMengameli uPaul Mashatile uvikele izenzo zeKhomishana Ephakeme, wathi ngesikhathi exoxa ne-eNCA, \u201cAbantu abasebenza emkhakheni wezombusazwe banomthwalo wemfanelo wokusiza abantu baseNingizimu Afrika njengoba sifika emazweni.\u201d Ukubuyekezwa kukahulumeni manje kuzocabangela izinguquko emkhakheni wokusekelwa okusemthethweni okunikezwa omongameli bangaphambilini ohambweni lwamazwe ngamazwe.<\/p>\n

Le mpikiswano ivele phakathi kokukhathazeka okunesikhathi eside ngethonya lomndeni wakwaGupta, izinsolo zokubanjwa kombuso, kanye nokubaluleka kokwethula inqubomgomo yezangaphandle ehlangene phesheya kwezilwandle. Noma yiziphi izinguquko ezibangelwa ukubuyekezwa kwe-DIRCO zingathinta ukuhamba kwesikhathi esizayo kanye nokuzibandakanya kwezombusazwe kubo bonke abake baba ngabaholi bamazwe aseNingizimu Afrika.<\/p>\n

I-DIRCO kulindeleke ukuthi ichaze izinguquko ezihlongozwayo kumalungiselelo ayo ephrothokholi emasontweni azayo njengengxenye yophenyo lwayo oluqhubekayo. Ukubuyekezwa okwengeziwe kuzoncika emiphumeleni yokubonisana nezikhulu zezombusazwe kanye nezokuphepha.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I-DIRCO ibuyekeza ukwesekwa kwephrothokholi kwababengomongameli ngemuva kohambo lukaJacob Zuma e-India oluhilela u-Ajay Gupta, kanti izikhulu ziphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngenqubomgomo yezangaphandle.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[248,771,308,769,770,34,174],"class_list":["post-1013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jacob-zuma","tag-ajay-gupta","tag-diplomatic-protocol","tag-dirco","tag-foreign-policy","tag-high-commissioner","tag-jacob-zuma","tag-south-africa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nZuma\u2019s India Visit With Ajay Gupta Triggers DIRCO Review Of Former Presidents\u2019 Protocol - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuvakasha-kukazuma-endiya-no-ajay-gupta-kuqalise-ukubuyekezwa-kwe-dirco-kwephrothokholi-yababengameli\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zuma\u2019s India Visit With Ajay Gupta Triggers DIRCO Review Of Former Presidents\u2019 Protocol\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DIRCO is reviewing protocol support for former presidents after Jacob Zuma's India trip involving Ajay Gupta, with officials raising concerns about foreign policy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuvakasha-kukazuma-endiya-no-ajay-gupta-kuqalise-ukubuyekezwa-kwe-dirco-kwephrothokholi-yababengameli\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-06T04:11:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zumas-india-visit-with-ajay-gupta-triggers-dirco-review-of-former-presidents-protocol\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zumas-india-visit-with-ajay-gupta-triggers-dirco-review-of-former-presidents-protocol\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"Zuma\u2019s India Visit With Ajay Gupta Triggers DIRCO Review Of Former Presidents\u2019 Protocol\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-06T04:11:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-06T04:11:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zumas-india-visit-with-ajay-gupta-triggers-dirco-review-of-former-presidents-protocol\/\"},\"wordCount\":355,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Ajay Gupta\",\"diplomatic protocol\",\"DIRCO\",\"foreign policy\",\"High Commissioner\",\"Jacob Zuma\",\"South Africa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Jacob Zuma\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zumas-india-visit-with-ajay-gupta-triggers-dirco-review-of-former-presidents-protocol\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zumas-india-visit-with-ajay-gupta-triggers-dirco-review-of-former-presidents-protocol\/\",\"name\":\"Zuma\u2019s India Visit With Ajay Gupta Triggers DIRCO Review Of Former Presidents\u2019 Protocol - 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