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Presidents Xi Jinping, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Cyril Ramaphosa and Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared in person at the Brics summit, with Vladimir Putin discreetly attending via video link. Photo: Marco Longari/Getty Images
BRICS

The geopolitics of Brics and G7

The world’s lines of division have skewed during the past two summits

  • Sikhumbuzo Thomo
6 min read
A portion of the African colonies’ budget continues to flow to the French central bank under various names and categories. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
BENIN

Former French colonies are still paying a ‘colonial’ tax

Far too many African assets are still under the control of Western powers

  • Sikhumbuzo Thomo
6 min read
Thabile Mbili is said to be the daughter of an ANC activist and former municipal manager at the Ray Nkonyeni local municipality on the province’s south coast who is now the head of the provincial department of human settlements.
ANC

‘Demise of the ANC’ article misses the mark

To claim the ruling party has abandoned its people is to misread history

  • Sikhumbuzo Thomo
5 min read