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Members of NUMSA and other civil society groups call for action after the US invaded Venezula during a protest at the US consulate in Sandton on 24 January 2026.
The African National Congress (ANC) First Deputy Secretary-General, Nomvula Mokonyane, has called on the American left to intervene after United States military action against Venezuela.
Her comments follow a protest outside the US Consulate in Sandton where ANC representatives joined the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and aligned civil society groups.
Mokonyane elaborates: “Our call is that not all Americans are like Trump and not all Americans support what Donald Trump is doing and therefore, we need to continue to interact with them. The ANC is in touch with various civil society bodies, members of the House of Representatives and some of the members of the House of Democrats. We have also hosted them when we had them here in South Africa – meeting of liberation movements, they came to support us and the call that has also been made by NUMSA that we need the global left to come together.”
Mokonyane adds that the US Consulate should respond accordingly to the memorandum that was handed to them by NUMSA.
“We do believe that the world must stand against this aggression, the aggression that undermines every other normal law that governs international or multilateralism. We do believe also that the submission of this memorandum must not be taken as a gesture. There must be also feedback as we have received the feedback from the secretary general and the president of NUMSA that they have promised to meet with them. They must respond to all memorandum in the interest of the people of South Africa.”
WATCH | NUMSA members, along with several civil organisations, gathered at the US Consulate in Sandton to protest against American actions in countries like Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/XtD2FDnm3E
— SABC News (@SABCNews) January 24, 2026
