If power and accountability remain unchanged, inclusion efforts do not create equity — they reinforce vulnerability
The untimely death of vice-president Saulos Chilima has resulted in many considering ousting Lazarus Chakwera and voting for former president Peter Mutharika
Aid, regardless of whether it’s for infrastructure, health and humanitarian, goes beyond simply donating money. It is a proven strategy in geopolitics
Country that ‘achieved the impossible’ in reducing deaths to zero now faces closure of key treatment centre
Mass activism and solidarity will help to keep to this dangerous movement spearheaded by Trump in check
South Africa says peace negotiation talks between United States officials and Russia should have included Ukraine
The country stands firm on the principle that diplomacy is the most viable route for settling differences in a complicated geopolitical world, including the conflict in the Middle East
If we are to avoid a world where impunity reigns and the powerful are above the law, states committed to international justice must rethink accountability approaches and alliances
If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits companies operating in the US from bribing foreign officials to secure business deals
US curtailment of information on, and access to, contraception and abortion care is a human rights violation and endangers people’s health around the world
As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism
The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA
The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa
People living with HIV and related ailments have been handed a practical death sentence because Trump is annoyed about the Expropriation Act and South Africa’s support for Palestine
The president said the pain of the apartheid past necessitated redress but it will happen within constitutional bounds
A federal judge has enforced a temporary restraining order blocking Donald Trump from freezing federal grants
Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts
The dollar’s international clout is expected to erode over the next 10 years and potential alternatives through Brics+ are perceived as a threat
Four of the European Union’s ambassadors to Pretoria said they shared the country’s values
Some hard decisions are coming up as the United States tries to discredit South Africa’s standing on the world stage
The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House
Such programmes still qualify for a limited waiver, which will expire towards the end of April, but only for approved activities
In response, the presidency said the Constitution ‘provided for such matters to be decided by the courts in the event of a dispute’
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
The theatre of the absurd is playing out in politics, exemplified by the US president, Donald Trump
Behind the bitter press conferences, buried beneath the combative media headlines, realpolitik was at work
The president warned about nationalism and protectionism and said South Africa would not change its values or policies
Without mentioning US President Donald Trump by name, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sent a message to Washington in his State of the Nation address that South Africa will not abandon policies which its new administration this week branded “anti-Americanism”. Ramaphosa said the world was contending with climate change and violent conflict while “witnessing the […]
The US secretary of state communicated his decision on X and opened up a new front of contestation with South Africa
The presidency said it remained in the dark as to the real cause for Donald Trump’s decision to cut aid and suggested proper communication can prevent a rift
President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to hold discussions with the US’s Donald Trump to move beyond ‘current disturbances’ in South Africa’s relationship with Washington