Bold and assertive Cyril debunks the myth of a weak and indecisive leader
This does not require abandoning old allies but it does require recognising that the world has moved on from the ideological certainties of the past
This is not diplomacy; it is an eviction notice served by Delta Force
Crisis in Caracas should provide impetus for Africa to lead the renewables revolution and shield itself from the chaos of fossil fuel geopolitics
WW2 is conventionally dated to September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, but its origins can reasonably be traced back to 1935 when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia
It takes true evil to send unwitting, unprepared young men, complete strangers to the whole Ukraine-Russia context, into Europe’s worst meat grinder since World War Two
Supporting the return of Ukrainian children is consistent with South Africa’s constitutional values and its long-standing commitment to human rights
South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency
MK party says it knows nothing about the ill-fated Russian trip involving 17 South Africans
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
The absence of US President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin puts the spotlight squarely on President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa
Shifting geopolitics is highlighting new and old arenas of conflict and violations of international law
The US president’s flipflopping does not work when it comes to dealing with any serious situation, and the Russia-Ukraine war is teaching him that lesson
Influential people in parts of the media, civil society and academia in South Africa echoed Western narratives without scrutiny, but now the tide is slowly turning
South Africa’s commitment to a foreign policy of non-alignment and Cyril Ramaphosa’s experience with negotiations to end apartheid serve as an example
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80
For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
The Trump factor, plus the ANC and the DA playing to the brink, has cost the country R1 trillion
Universities in Africa need to secure funding for students and build new research collaborations while not excluding our US partners
The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out
It is against human nature to be enslaved, oppressed or occupied by another nation
The media was in shock after the televised public humiliation of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. US President Donald Trump and Vice-president JD Vance were pouncing on him like bullies in the school yard. Trump went as far as to say that he — Zelenskyy — had instigated the war with Russia, […]
The Ukrainian president’s visit is announced as Europe rallies after Washington cuts support
The mineral and petroleum resources department attributed this to a lower average Brent crude oil price and firmer rand during the period under review
It would be a tragedy if the pontiff left this world with the current global leadership crisis, where greed and egos escalate crises
The death of the Cold War and the waning influence of the US and Russian might shift geopolitics in a way that Africa could benefit from
Addressing G20 finance ministers, the president said a rules-based international order was needed to manage tension and resolve conflicts
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola reiterated the need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity but SA abstained from the resolution tabled by Kyiv
The G20 is meant to be a more inclusive space, but the selective participation of global powers suggests that the same patterns of exclusion persist
South Africa attributes the cancellation of a photograph of foreign ministers at the G20 meeting to logistical constraints, rather than Western diplomats avoiding Russia’s Sergey Lavrov
South Africa says peace negotiation talks between United States officials and Russia should have included Ukraine
Africa is keen to pursue nuclear power and Russia has occupied two nuclear energy plants in Ukraine