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International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola

Lamola refuses policy retreat as US pressure intensifies

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has warned South Africans to prepare for the worst as diplomatic tensions with the US deepen, asserting that Pretoria will not…

BRICS carries the work the G20 left behind

As the United States scales back the G20 agenda, BRICS has quietly stepped into the role of caretaker, advancing critical work on climate adaptation, early warning systems, and…

Is Canada Strengthening Its ‘Middle Power’ Strategy Against the US?

As trade friction with the US intensifies, Canada is pursuing a dynamic "middle power" strategy, building resilient economic and diplomatic partnerships across Africa, Asia, and…

LEADERSHIP: President Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoy and founding director of the Nucleus Institute addresses the organisation's inaugural seminar in Johannesburg.

Motlanthe warns trust deficit, policy mismatch are undermining SA’s economy

Speaking at the inaugural Nucleus Institute seminar, former president Kgalema Motlanthe and envoy Mcebisi Jonas warned that a trust deficit and policy mismatch are undermining…

Sala kahle, Mzansi

Germany's ambassador reflects on five impactful years in South Africa, highlighting the deep and wide-ranging relationship between the two countries, from economic partnerships…

SA's G20 triumph must not be allowed to fade

Six months after hosting the first G20 Leaders' Summit on African soil, South Africa's efforts to translate the Johannesburg Declaration into tangible change for the continent…

The transatlantic rift and South Africa’s new matrix of economic diplomacy

Amidst a fractured global landscape and a deep transatlantic rift, South Africa is charting new pathways of autonomous engagement. By fostering a resilient partnership with the…