President Ramaphosa was in the hot seat in Parliament where he replied to MP’s questions on a variety of topics
Alibaba’s co-founder and chairman Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to devote his time to philanthropy
Xi Jinping opened his wallet again, but it’s hard to track where the money for Africa really goes
Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally
Despite government denials, insiders say treasury made the suggestion in a Cabinet meeting
The two countries are expected to launch a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs on $16-billion worth of goods from each country on August 23
Xuecheng is one of the most prominent figures to face accusations in China’s growing #MeToo movement
China is the biggest market for ivory yet Chinese business people are funding the war on poaching
China’s former world number one doubles star had attempted to force her doubles partner to withdraw from Wimbledon in 2017
The futuristic restaurant concept is the latest initiative in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s push to modernise service
Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China’s draconian censorship rules
The Asian giant is aware of the risks of lending to South Africa’s ailing parastatals, so the question is: Why would it do so?
China’s increasing global links means the other Brics members need to draw in the rest of Africa
Former president Nelson Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC
The young woman in the northern province of Shaanxi died eight days after being bitten by the many-banded krait
Economists should note that US protectionism will create some beneficiaries in other countries
The indictments are an important step in the effort to determine what happened during the 2016 US elections
The world’s two largest economies have squared off in a tit for tat trade war that threatens to disrupt international commerce
Liu Xia, one of China’s most prominent activists for democracy, has arrived in Germany after a protracted campaign for her release
Global prosperity requires that the multilateral free-trade system be maintained and strengthened
The market positivity that ushered South Africa into 2018 after the ascendance of President Cyril Ramaphosa now seems like a distant memory
Trump warned of "additional tariffs" should Beijing hit back with tit-for-tat measures
Activists and social movements feel left out in the cold by a process that doesn’t take them seriously
In your morning news round up: A top SABC executive is in hot water for fraud and StatSA has released its marriage findings
Events in recent months highlight the mounting interest of China and Russia in the Central African Republic
More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action
Authoritarian countries will put liberal democracies under pressure
A change in perspective of how we view other beings could help the human race
‘We continue to fight against injustice because we have to. We, who have suffered so much, can ill-afford suffering in any part of the world’
Surprised? Which is to be expected when the media thrives on keeping us in a state of alarm
The US leader doesn’t understand global trade and so his decisions will harm the world economy
Steel and aluminium tariff hikes imposed by the US could mean job losses in SA