Economy hitting geopolitical tensions, pressure on consumers and load-shedding will likely stick around
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There is much to suggest that global economic disaster is not assured, or even likely, in the near future
Will the West be able to summon the fortitude to oppose Tsar Putin?
Economic war rages on as global power dynamics shift.
Easing of restrictions marks a shift in policy, but Beijing’s stance remains hazy and inconsistent
This was evident in the British prime minister’s speech at the lord mayor’s banquet, which customarily focuses on foreign policy
A gradual easing within broadly contained zones before loosening restrictions more broadly worked for China’s economy. It may work for its healthcare system too
China security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration
Sanctions can at best slow China from taking the global lead in chip manufacturing. At their worst, they will raise the chances of chip wars spilling into a physical or economic sphere
‘The China threat’ provides Sunak with a way to divert attention from his domestic problems but he needs to tread carefully
Neither side is willing to push the other and no agreements or concessions are likely to be reached
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
The president’s speech at the Communist Party of China’s congress was vague on the issue of Taiwan as the party paves the way for his third term
China’s economic rise and growing footprint presents an alternative to the West
Instead of weakening the United States and bolstering China’s geopolitical standing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accomplished the exact opposite. As China’s president prepares for an unprecedented third term, the growing desperation of Vladimir Putin should serve as a cautionary tale
The EU, US and China wield the most carbon emissions, yet Africa is left paying the price, again. The continent needs to build its own resilience to combat a declining economy.
We are facing at least eight systemic challenges at the same time. Here are three things that could pull us back from the brink
Strategic ties to Russia will be worth little if it resorts to the use of nuclear bombs in its war in Ukraine
If we want to avoid seeing the world through an imperial one-way mirror in which “we” are moral and benign and “they” are not, we must extract ourselves from the submissive void and start telling the truth
But analysts say the fossil fuel’s boom will probably be short-lived as the turn to renewable energy picks up
China had warned of ‘serious consequences’ in the lead-up to the visit but has avoided any significant military escalation so far
Via its institutions the US is pushing a covert agenda to establish Western beachheads in Ukraine, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Drew Forrest argues that concerns about the Asian giant stem from its miserable human rights record and not the fraudulent notion of ‘sinophobia’
China fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets and warships on Thursday as it held its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, a show of force sparked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island
Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its territory.
The steep increase is despite the treasury’s decision extend the reduction in the general fuel levy by 75 cents a litre
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables
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Some small to medium businesses are taking as long as 180 days to settle debts, according to an assessment by international insurer Allianz Trade
People in countries such as Brazil, India and China are two to three times more likely to be entrepreneurs than South Africans.
If graduates did not get their qualifications from the list of top 50 universities, 40 of which are in the US, France, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, Canada and Japan, they will be excluded
South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going
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The forms of capitalism adopted in the West and in economies such as China are influenced by how early or late those polities were in coming to the game