G20

Boris Johnson and the threat to British soft power

OpinionGordon Brown | 2019-07-16 00:00:00

The likely successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May, Boris Johnson, has plans to subsume the government department overseeing development aid into the foreign office, effectively eliminating it. That will destroy a post-Brexit United Kingdom's last chance to maintain any...

The G20 needs more women

OpinionNomkhitha Gysman | 2019-07-09 00:00:00

As an organisation, the G20 — which this year celebrated its 20th anniversary — represented two-thirds of the world’s...

Ramaphosa failed to offer us any real Sona power

BusinessKevin Davie | 2019-06-28 00:00:00

President Cyril Ramaphosa has few peers who can master occasions such as a State of the Nation address (Sona) that leave you feeling good —...

Prepare for tax in digital economy

BusinessMichael Hewson | 2019-05-24 00:00:00

The question of how the increasingly digital economy will be taxed is under discussion by revenue authorities, multinational entities and advisory...

Can Eskom keep lights on in a low-carbon economy?

BusinessKevin Davie | 2019-05-10 00:00:00

We are told that Eskom needs new investment in coal mines to keep the lights on even while our banks, reading from a different script, are saying...

Wake up, there is no Planet B

BusinessRichard Kozul-Wright, Kevin Gallagher | 2019-04-26 00:00:00

The Green New Deal proposed by progressives in the United States cannot be achieved in isolation. To tackle climate change and inequality, all...

Wake up, there is no Planet B

EnvironmentRichard Kozul-Wright, Kevin Gallagher | 2019-04-26 00:00:00

The Green New Deal proposed by progressives in the United States cannot be achieved in isolation. To tackle climate change and inequality, all...

Cop-out stalls climate action

EnvironmentSipho Kings | 2018-12-20 00:00:00

It was hailed as a victory. It had to be. After running a day over schedule, climate negotiators in Poland last week agreed on a set of rules for...

French government yields on fuel price hikes after weeks of protest

WorldAdam Plowright, Christophe Schmidt | 2018-12-06 10:49:00

The French government, under pressure from weeks of "yellow vest" protests over rising living costs, on Wednesday scrapped all planned fuel tax...

Trump says China to cut car tariffs in trade truce

WorldLaurent Thomet | 2018-12-03 14:32:00

China will roll back tariffs on US-made cars, US President Donald Trump said, unveiling another potential breakthrough in a trade war truce that...

Macron leads crisis meeting after Paris riots

WorldFabien Zamora, Adam Plowright | 2018-12-02 19:01:00

French President Emmanuel Macron led a crisis meeting on Sunday after a day of riots in Paris by anti-government protesters left hundreds injured...

Five key moments from the G20

BusinessAgency | 2018-12-01 12:49:00

Global leaders hunkered down for what threatened to be a fractious two-day summit in Buenos Aires with deep disagreements evident over world trade...

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