WATCH | US stockpile alert odd and surprising - Pandor

PRETORIA - The USA's recent warning to its citizens in South Africa is rather shocking according to International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor.

The US warned its citizens in SA to stockpile food and other essentials amid the ongoing power crisis.

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Pandor says the US never warns its citizens back home when their states experience similar power issues.