Understand you feel the need to offer defense. Wrong angle. You've obviously watched the video as you knew the story behind the presence of the white South Africans, so you also heard those sitting on the sofa were South African cabinet members. The angle you could have easily taken was they were sitting directly opposite the TV, facing away from the TV. While the two males made an effort to look towards the TV, it would have been difficult for the female if she had shown any interest at all.