Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates ever are trying to remedy that by bashing each other
There is a tendency to think of the president as ineffective. But his first term has seen a marked hastening of structural reforms, which could change the economy forever
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The American presidential hopeful’s world policies make him a bull in a china shop
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More than two billion people are eligible to make their crosses in the most important election year of our collective democratic history
Tensions between the US and China could come to a head early this year, posing another risk to the global economy
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In 2024, Americans will be making a choice that will have reverberations far beyond their own borders
Africa’s stock is rising amid the United States’ efforts to wrestle back economic influence on the continent
In a polarised world, Ramaphosa’s administration dodged some fatal bullets in the past five months that carried some hard long-term risks
The United States would love to be seen as the arbiter of global democratic values but it needs to set right its own borders
“So, the Witch Hunt continues!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform
As the US considers the future of the trade agreement, South Africa has pointed to its critical position as a gateway to a future economic powerhouse
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The United States Constitution does not prevent him from contending the elections and the majority of Republicans continue to support him
The accusations that Trump and six unnamed co-conspirators plotted to upend the 2020 election is the former president’s third criminal indictment since March
The Middle-Eastern power is waking up to the continent’s potential as a strategic partner for oil exploration, among other win-win ventures
The controversy surrounding the Biden family has gained fresh momentum
The former US president uses theatrics and plays the underdog in his bid to return to the White House in 2024
A report says fewer people are commenting and posting about news articles — and those who do are likely to be men, higher educated and politically partisan
The past week has been a good week. All three have suffered serious setbacks, as they have once again been exposed as the cowards they truly are, for all the bravado
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The United States is crafting a new foreign policy that keeps the economic superpower at its centre
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Turning his political vulnerabilities into punchlines and cheers at the event, he showed the daunting challenge his Republican rivals face
Trump did not testify during the proceedings, nor did his defence team call any witnesses
Under New York law, a defendant convicted of falsifying business records can receive between one and four years in prison
The twice-impeached Republican is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally indicted
Police lined the streets while helicopters buzzed in the skies as Trump’s motorcade made the short drive to court
Trump, who survived two impeachments and the Capitol riots, will land in court over a sex scandal that is likely to derail his bid to enter the presidential race
The Florida governor is struggling to differentiate himself from the former president on general policy matters, and has said little about position on Ukraine-US
The turmoil, which some say was inevitable given aggressive hiking cycles, exposes the dependency of advanced economies on cheap credit
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The party’s Tshwane metro contingent appears to have been asleep during councillor induction
It’s a rocky road to a functional democratic future for the United States, but fighting injustice is a long-term task
Congress has never made a criminal referral against a sitting or former president, and it will add to the clamour among Trump’s opponents for prosecution
In his announcement speech, Trump attacked Biden over inflation, crime and immigration
The former president says his announcement will be ‘perhaps the most important speech given in the history of the USA’