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SA integrating well in African commerce
Under Ramaphosa, the country’s trade with other regional powers on the continent is growing — but unevenness must be addressed
AI and the battle for SA’s 2026 elections
This does not necessarily mean that physical campaigning will disappear. Politics remains fundamentally human. Voters still value personal interaction, community engagement and…
From summits to substance: Europe’s chance to meet Africa on its terms
The clustering of Africa summits in 2026 is not coincidental. It reflects a continent whose geopolitical and economic weight is growing and whose governments are increasingly…
Burkina Faso is right to regulate NGOs
The West does not have a moral claim over African security. African states retain the right to choose partners according to their own historical interests. A multipolar world…
How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease
An elite detached from daily struggles
When workers marched and criticised the macroeconomic direction under Minister Trevor Manuel, it was never about personalities. It was about policy. It was about defending jobs,…
Angst about Trump’s Greenland threat
When coercion is directed outward from the West toward the Global South it is normalised, bureaucratised and framed as responsible governance
Beyond the body count
Road deaths, in this context, are not random tragedies. They are predictable outcomes of structural neglect
Mozambique: Gas is not part of Africa’s solution to climate change
The effects of offshore gas projects contribute to a humanitarian crisis, and mainly only the companies and countries of the north benefit from the profits and commodities
In the face of Gaza’s open wound the EU’s fractured conscience is finally emerging
Until now, Europe has been the observer giving rhetorical support for Palestinian rights while arming and trading with Israel, which negates those rights
Fires ablaze in a stolen land: Israel’s trees planted over Palestinian villages are in flames
The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.
Macron redraws Europe’s diplomatic map by recognition of the State of Palestine pledge
The move reflects France’s strategic recalibration amid rising domestic pressures, European fragmentation over Gaza and a widening rift with Washington.
Jessica Jane Molebatsi’s ramping it up in Shanghai
The collection blends African cultural influences with the iconic French Toiles de Jouy print, creating a fusion of heritage and modern fashion
MPs from around the world urge Trump to revoke order on SA
The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
Trump suspends anti-corruption law. Is this ‘make corruption great again’?
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits companies operating in the US from bribing foreign officials to secure business deals