US ambassador’s accusation of giving arms to Russia underlines the need for South Africa and the Global South to diversify their trade and political alliances
Ramaphosa on verge of losing investor confidence after US claims – Standard Bank
She said that the US ambassador was fueling mistrust and straining diplomatic relations
Washington has criticised the government for not adhering to its non-aligned stance
We must reject our government’s natural position of saying nothing of consequence, regardless of the abuses in countries it regards as friends
BLSA on Eskom investigation: ‘We don’t go out of our way to meddle”
Nearly 50 Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families in the past month but about 19 000 are still missing
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the United States should not support a war and rather promote peace
The architecture of the global financial system hurts emerging market economies but the alliance has yet to offer an alternative
Finland has joined Nato at a critical stage and Putin’s reaction will involve a range of measures, both military and technological
God is in every dark corner, say those who have suffered in Ukraine, Mozambique and the Middle East
Official opposition says it should lead the process to develop a declaration for a peaceful transition and approach the international community for oversight
How does Zambia see its relationship with the US amid shifting global dynamics?
International sports bodies are taking wildly varying stances on allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams to compete while the war in Ukraine continues
Moscow is giving fertiliser to Malawi in exchange for support for ending the global sanctions imposed on it
In his weekly newsletter, the president argues that he welcomes the intensified monitoring by FATF
Exercise Mosi II an opportunity for spying on Russian, China military capabilities, says expert
As a country, our struggling economy is hitched to both the prospects of the East and the West. Being frozen out by any of them, would be punishing for all
Much of the global south is neutral on the war in Ukraine, not because they support Russia but because they can’t side with the US and Nato
Anyone still waiting for Pretoria to launch a social media projectile at Moscow is sorely disillusioned
After getting the green light from Washington for tanks, Ukraine’s president is pleading for fighter jets to defend his country from Russia
Putin’s misguided invasion of Ukraine has led to turmoil in the world, and the poor suffer the most, but African leaders lack the courage to castigate Russia
We must not allow the nuclear-armed states to continue wielding what Nelson Mandela described as ‘terrible and terrifying weapons of mass destruction’
Sergei Lavrov’s African tour was supposed to highlight the strength of Russia’s relationship with the continent but it did the opposite
South Africa has refused to condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and last week announced it will host joint maritime drills with Russia and China in February
Two reports reveal what bosses and businesses worldwide are most concerned about. In South Africa, Eskom and cyber risks are big concerns
Coverage of the war in Ukraine shows shows Western views are perpetuated in the media, without balance and an alternative perspective
Julian Assange is our Antigone. He is awaiting extradition to the US for spying for the people, making public a small part of the obscene dark side of US policy
Although direct trade and financial links between Africa, Russia and Ukraine may be small, the main effect of the war will be civil strife in Africa driven by food and energy inflation
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom
Recent meeting with Putin exposes a cooling of China’s ‘no limits’ partnership with Russia
There is much to suggest that global economic disaster is not assured, or even likely, in the near future