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
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
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
The rand has managed to withstand even the strongest global headwinds, but it is unlikely it will continue to hold steady in the wake of the Fed’s aggression
The fact that mass killings should still take place in our modern world shows that we need to do more to oppose it
If President Xi Jinping allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China that will pay the heaviest price
Ukraine, per se, is not the issue. It is tragically a war-ravaged pawn in a much larger conflict: the decline of one capitalist empire and the rise of yet another.
Africa’s largest oil producer has not been able to cash in fully on the price rally because of lacklustre production and its reliance on imported fuel
Data sovereignty is a key priority for governments and other entities as they migrate to public cloud services
The US is more concerned with inflicting pain on the Russians than helping the Ukrainians, according to a Kyiv-based journalist
The weather remains topical across the Southern Hemisphere but has resulted in mixed fortunes
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms — to heal the scars of Western colonialism and civil war
Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers
Mainstream American politicians — establishment figures in both major parties — apply the denial and displacement mantra to many problems, especially inflation
Authoritarian regimes use spying to deter protest. But this can encourage people to stand up for what they believe in
Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key element in agriculture, giving Morocco a tight grip over world food production.
We will have a poorer harvest than the glowing 2020-21 harvest, but will probably not have to import supplies
The connections between health, climate change, declining public trust and democratic legitimacy, and geopolitical instability must be recognised
The US’s claims of ‘rules-based order’ is the camouflage behind which American exceptionalism flourishes.
The current scramble for Africa’s natural resources by major global political and economic rivalries portends deeper economic and political hardships for the continent
Incompetence, corruption and cronyism are part of many liberation organisations for complex reasons, but such organisational culture tends to persist into government.
Hong Kong has long served as a regional media hub, though it has tumbled down press freedom rankings in recent years as Beijing asserts greater control over the city.
Four masked suspects in hazmat suits — carrying placards displaying their photos and names — were paraded Tuesday in front of a large crowd in Guangxi region’s Jingxi city.
Across Africa, 12 countries were keeping at least 75 journalists behind bars as of 1 December ― not counting those who were detained and released