{"id":14088,"date":"2026-01-17T21:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/south-africans-rally-in-solidarity-with-venezuela-against-u-s-aggression\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:27:03","slug":"south-africans-rally-in-solidarity-with-venezuela-against-u-s-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/south-africans-rally-in-solidarity-with-venezuela-against-u-s-aggression\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africans rally in solidarity with Venezuela against U.S. aggression"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People attend a protest opposing U.S. actions in Venezuela in front of the U.S. consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Chen Wei)<\/span><\/p>\n

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — More than 100 demonstrators rallied outside the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg on Friday, denouncing U.S. unilateral military actions against Venezuela and voicing solidarity with the Latin American nation.<\/p>\n

Protesters gathered along the street in front of the consulate, carrying banners that read “Hands Off Venezuela” and “Stop Imperialism,” chanting slogans against U.S. hegemony and aggression.<\/p>\n

“Everybody here today is absolutely sick and tired of the bullying that’s taking place from the White House,” Johannesburg resident Stephen Faulkner told Xinhua at the rally.<\/p>\n

He said opposition to U.S. actions in Venezuela was rooted in a long history, accusing Washington of interfering in sovereign countries for decades.<\/p>\n

“U.S. imperialism has abducted, undermined and trespassed on sovereign countries for more than 50 years,” Faulkner said, citing the 1983 invasion of Grenada as one example.<\/p>\n

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Those grievances were reignited in the early hours of Jan. 3, when the United States carried out a military strike against Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, taking them to the United States.<\/p>\n

Indignation filled the streets as protesters in red T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “Hands off Venezuela.” Among them, Ben Kotze stood out in a black T-shirt, holding a caricature placard of U.S. President Donald Trump emblazoned with the words “End American Imperialism.”<\/p>\n

Kotze had also taken part in a similar protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Jan. 8, where he delivered the same message of opposition to U.S. intervention. For him, the protest was not just a one-day gesture but part of a broader call to action.<\/p>\n

For many participants, the issue is not perceived as a matter of far-off geopolitics, but as a stand for core principles.<\/p>\n

If the United States tramples over Venezuela, then “none of us are safe,” Claire Ceruti, a local activist, told Xinhua.<\/p>\n

Every mad move that the United States makes is dragging the world closer to a cliff, like a precipice, of a broader conflict than what is already happening in the world, she added.<\/p>\n

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Placards at the rally blended English and Spanish slogans, while some demonstrators sang liberation songs from South Africa’s anti-apartheid era to express solidarity. Passing motorists slowed in front of the consulate, honking in support.<\/p>\n

Defying the summer heat, the crowd remained spirited and resolute, their chants echoing along the street in a clear call for an end to foreign interference and respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty. As the rally drew to a close, voices rose together in a familiar refrain: “The people united will never be defeated.” ■<\/span><\/p>\n

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A man holding a placard attend a protest opposing U.S. actions in Venezuela in front of the U.S. consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Chen Wei)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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People attend a protest opposing U.S. actions in Venezuela in front of the U.S. consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Chen Wei) JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — More than 100 demonstrators rallied outside the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg on Friday, denouncing U.S. unilateral military actions against Venezuela and voicing solidarity with the Latin…<\/p>\n

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