South Africa’s long-squeezed motorists might find fresh relief next month as recent datafrom the Central Energy Fund (CEF) data points to meaningful fuel price cuts in February — a rare bright spot in a world rattled by geopolitical theatrics and jittery oil markets. In an unexpected twist, the rand has staged its strongest run in […]
The emphasis on might and control risks further weakening America’s position as a dependable global partner in diplomatic settings
By his own account, America’s mission in Venezuela is to seize control of the world’s largest oil reserves
Prisons are assets with huge demand and consume a large portion of public capital
He embodies the raw, unfiltered, chaotic rhythm of youth, a generation unwilling to be scripted by the old guard, impatient with hierarchy, hungry for immediacy and determined to seize the stage without waiting their turn
Nonetheless, the US president has unashamedly admitted that this operation in Venezuela is all about oil
The South African Communist Party joined a protest march to the US embassy in Pretoria, accusing Washington of state terrorism
The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law
South Africa’s government said the US actions were a ‘a manifest violation of the Charter of the United Nations, which mandates that all member states refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state”
Rasool is perhaps one of the few South African political figures able to articulate the global consequences of misused narratives
To call Mogadishu ‘garbage’ while extolling Botswana’s diamonds in the same sentence is not diplomacy; it is duplicity
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
African wildlife policy must be led by African scientists and communities, not curated for private facilities an ocean away
Even the rugby unions who can’t stand him, would not blink an eye if they could have him as their coach
The myth of “white genocide” is deployed as a rhetorical weapon, simultaneously stoking fear, resentment, and a sense of urgency among segments of the American populace
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
This policy did not emerge in a vacuum; it is part of a larger wave of populism reshaping global governance
In a national address, Ramaphosa said South Africa would attend the 2026 summit in Miami despite the US president’s suggestions otherwise
The G20 Summit was a moment that announced to the world that the Global South is ready not only to contribute to global discourse but to shape it
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
Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down
Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral beneficiation
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form, undermine or imperil the work of the G20’
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
In an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaphosa warned against allowing ‘anything to diminish the value, the stature or the impact of the first African G20 presidency’
The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this weekend
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
Ramaphosa’s confirmation now places the United States back in the room for the weekend negotiations at Nasrec
The madman of the White House must be stopped in his tracks
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters
Despite the positive developments, the King assured that his country remains committed to finding a solution where there are no winners or losers – a solution that preserves the dignity of all parties