Shaun Tandon

State Department correspondent @AFP. Formerly covering Japan, India

Trump moves to strangle Iran economy as nuclear deal withers

Article Shaun Tandon & Amir Havasi - 9 May 2019

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws further on Iran with sanctions on its mining industry

US patience thins with Pakistan as India goes on offense

Article Shaun Tandon - 28 Feb 2019

US policymakers have grown exasperated with Pakistan for not doing more against Islamist extremists

Trump vows to outspend Russia without new missile pact

Article Shaun Tandon - 6 Feb 2019

The United States last week started the process of exiting the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Democrats seize US House but Trump averts ‘blue wave’

Article Shaun Tandon & Nova Safo - 7 Nov 2018

Tuesday's contest saw several historic firsts in the Democratic camp

US slams ‘one of worst cover-ups’ in Khashoggi case

Article Shaun Tandon & Stuart Williams - 24 Oct 2018

The move came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Khashoggi's killing inside the Saudis' Istanbul consulate had been meticulously planned

After Khashoggi killing, Saudi Arabia’s PR machine shows cracks

Article Shaun Tandon - 23 Oct 2018

After devoting well over $100-million to influencing Washington, the oil-rich state is facing a PR crisis it didn't see coming

Nikki Haley resigns as Trump’s UN ambassador

Article Sebastian Smith & Shaun Tandon - 9 Oct 2018

Nikki Haley is the latest departure from President Donald Trump's national security team

Femi Kuti, Beyonce headed to SA for Mandela festival

Article Shaun Tandon - 9 Jul 2018

Global Citizen says it hopes that the run-up to the festival would raise commitments of $1 billion to help the world's poorest

Beyoncé, Jay-Z release joint album on marriage and identity

Article Shaun Tandon - 17 Jun 2018

The album came out late on Saturday exclusively on Jay-Z's fledgling Tidal streaming service

Avicii death a coming-of-age in electronic music boom

Article Shaun Tandon - 22 Apr 2018

The Swedish DJ's death at age 28 marks a symbolic coming-of-age for a genre that remains resolutely youthful

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dead in apparent suicide

Article Shaun Tandon - 21 Jul 2017

Chester Bennington overcame a troubled childhood to top the charts with an angry but melodic brand of metal

Grammys: Adele wins big, Beyoncé delivers powerful speech and performance

Article Shaun Tandon - 13 Feb 2017

Adele on Sunday triumphed once again at the Grammys with five awards for her latest blockbuster album of ballads.

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Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

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UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

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Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

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Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

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BE 1 OF 8 LUCKY PEOPLE TO DRIVE OFF WITH R80 000

special reports - 19 Nov 2020

From 23 to 30 November 2020, simply purchase any BMW bearing the number “8” and you could be one of eight lucky people to drive off with R80 000

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Introducing Sabinet Judgments

special reports - 18 Nov 2020

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