The president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
The media was in shock after the televised public humiliation of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. US President Donald Trump and Vice-president JD Vance were pouncing on him like bullies in the school yard. Trump went as far as to say that he — Zelenskyy — had instigated the war with Russia, […]
The US president learned from his first stint at leading America and all previous presidents
The United States’ vice-president has risen with lightning speed from hardscrabble beginnings
The Ukrainian president’s visit is announced as Europe rallies after Washington cuts support
A re-think of how we live, relate to other sentient beings and consume will allow us to ‘learn, unlearn and relearn’ to convert disasters into strengths
Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause
Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has attracted blowback from the right
This plan, dressed in the language of logistics or development, is unmistakably a manifestation of a hard-line agenda aimed at erasing Palestinian presence from the land
It would be a tragedy if the pontiff left this world with the current global leadership crisis, where greed and egos escalate crises
Dana Brown is leaving not only the mission, but the foreign service, sources said
Sources that are unrestricted, aligned with South African law and human rights, and without political interference, must be found as an alternative to the US
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
A decade later, the implementation of the agreement is struggling to take hold, and disputes over fairness block real progress
The death of the Cold War and the waning influence of the US and Russian might shift geopolitics in a way that Africa could benefit from
Addressing G20 finance ministers, the president said a rules-based international order was needed to manage tension and resolve conflicts
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola reiterated the need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity but SA abstained from the resolution tabled by Kyiv
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