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Global South

Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav urges Indian South Africans to deepen ties with world’s largest emerging economy
National
/ 30 June 2025

Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav urges Indian South Africans to deepen ties with world’s largest emerging economy

The India politician is on a Global South tour to spread a message of diasporans blending loyalty to their birthplace with pride in their ancestral homeland

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
G20 youth confront challenges of multilateral cooperation, national sovereignty
World
/ 27 June 2025

G20 youth confront challenges of multilateral cooperation, national sovereignty

The Y20 summit revealed disparities in youth-driven calls for climate justice, inclusive growth and sovereignty between the Global South and North

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
Thought Leader
/ 23 June 2025

Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice

South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do

By Imraan Buccus
Afro-resilience: Africa’s strategic realignment in a multipolar world
Thought Leader
/ 14 May 2025

Afro-resilience: Africa’s strategic realignment in a multipolar world

To navigate this evolving landscape, African states must embrace a strategy centred on economic resilience, industrialisation, regional integration and self-reliance.

By Dan Kuwali
Could Ali Mazrui’s nuclear pragmatism inspire practical policies?
Thought Leader
/ 6 May 2025

Could Ali Mazrui’s nuclear pragmatism inspire practical policies?

The Kenyan American political scientist argued that the Global South acquiring nuclear weapons would lead to universal nuclear disarmament

By Seifudein Adem
Reform legislation to boost the Pandemic Treaty
Opinion
/ 25 April 2025

Reform legislation to boost the Pandemic Treaty

Business interests and intellectual property laws privilege the wealthy and leave the rest scrabbling for life-saving medicine

By Rafia Akram
Narcissist – the fallen angel
Thought Leader
/ 26 March 2025

Narcissist – the fallen angel

Making America Great Again is the personification of narcissistic censure to maintain dominance. We need to build solidarity and safety in the face of geno/ecocides, hate and state repression

By Nadira Omarjee
Multilateral world must address global threats as alliance of democracies breaks down
Thought Leader
/ 26 March 2025

Multilateral world must address global threats as alliance of democracies breaks down

The land of the free is no more with the judiciary, an independent media, the rollback of discrimination based on race, ethnicity and gender and progressive educational institutions under attack

By Ursula van Beek
Stand with South Africa against Trump’s wrath
Opinion
/ 18 March 2025

Stand with South Africa against Trump’s wrath

To allow South Africa to be isolated and punished would be to surrender to the imperial logic that seeks to divide and conquer all who resist.

By Yanis Varoufakis
Fighting fascism means that we cannot not give them an inch
Thought Leader
/ 21 February 2025

Fighting fascism means that we cannot not give them an inch

Mass activism and solidarity will help to keep to this dangerous movement spearheaded by Trump in check

By Jared Sacks
‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights
Thought Leader
/ 19 February 2025

‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights

If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere

By Sibahle Zuma
Unified African voice needed at COP29
The Green Guardian
/ 19 November 2024

Unified African voice needed at COP29

The continent must also ignore the dangled carrot of small bits of money for carbon forests or just transitions, said Fadhel Kaboub, a senior adviser at Power Shift Africa

By Ozayr Patel
South Africa is eager to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says minister Lamola
Politics
/ 7 November 2024

South Africa is eager to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says minister Lamola

The international relations minister pressed the point after talks with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.

By Emsie Ferreira
Renewable energy sector doesn’t provide long-term job security
Thought Leader
/ 22 October 2024

Renewable energy sector doesn’t provide long-term job security

Most jobs are for the installation period only, and are therefore temporary

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Ramaphosa: Africa through the African Union will decide on UN Security Council seats
National
/ 17 October 2024

Ramaphosa: Africa through the African Union will decide on UN Security Council seats

The president said any suggestion that South Africa would pull rank in the process was misplaced

By Emsie Ferreira
Kumi Naidoo appointed president of global initiative to phase out fossil fuels
The Green Guardian
/ 28 September 2024

Kumi Naidoo appointed president of global initiative to phase out fossil fuels

Naidoo’s leadership in the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is seen as a critical step in the fight for a fair, sustainable future

By Ozayr Patel
China is mobilising the Global South, but is it for peace in Ukraine?
Partner Content
/ 27 September 2024

China is mobilising the Global South, but is it for peace in Ukraine?

Beijing is well aware that it cannot solve the problem on its own

By Partner Content
Türkiye’s Brics bid: A strategic shift toward multipolarity and Global South solidarity
Thought Leader
/ 23 September 2024

Türkiye’s Brics bid: A strategic shift toward multipolarity and Global South solidarity

Türkiye’s application reflects how appealing and strategically important Brics has become

By Imran Khalid
Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry
Friday
/ 15 July 2024

Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

By Buntu Siwisa
Europe brewed its so-called ‘migrant crisis’
Africa
/ 13 February 2024

Europe brewed its so-called ‘migrant crisis’

Decades before today’s migrants boarded small boats to Europe to ‘take their jobs’, European fishing ships were trawling West African waters, taking food and jobs from the locals. And they still are

By Jaume Portell, Èlia Borràs and The Continent
World court agreed that Israel is on the wrong side of history
Africa
/ 29 January 2024

World court agreed that Israel is on the wrong side of history

South Africa’s case against Israel’s actions in Gaza has boosted its international standing and secured its position as the moral voice of the Global South

By Simon Allison
Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades
Opinion
/ 16 January 2024

Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades

Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis

By Sarah Smit
UN must reform to represent interests of Global South
Opinion
/ 20 November 2023

UN must reform to represent interests of Global South

Reform to effect greater representation offers the best chance ensuring the UN executes its core mandate

By Klaus Kotze
Modi says Africa is top priority for India
Africa
/ 30 August 2023

Modi says Africa is top priority for India

The prime minister said that India’s freedom struggles had inspired independence struggles in the global south

By MG Reporter
Brics: Global south is flexing its muscles
Thought Leader
/ 24 August 2023

Brics: Global south is flexing its muscles

After moving past the Putin will-he-won’t-he brouhaha, we can focus on the great impact Brics can have on member countries and the world

By Nontobeko Hlela
India, China to hold bilateral meetings on sidelines of Brics summit
Politics
/ 22 August 2023

India, China to hold bilateral meetings on sidelines of Brics summit

The nuclear-armed nations have a tense relationship because of disputed territories at multiple border areas

By Lizeka Tandwa
Xi touches down, Pandor says Brics not competing with G7
National
/ 22 August 2023

Xi touches down, Pandor says Brics not competing with G7

The international relations minister called the bloc the chief architects of a new global order

By Lizeka Tandwa
Global pact needed to reset the climate finance system
Thought Leader
/ 30 June 2023

Global pact needed to reset the climate finance system

The climate-vulnerable island of Barbados has come up with an initiative to do this very thing

By Ozayr Patel
Multi-polar world does not mean being in favour of Putin
Opinion
/ 24 February 2023

Multi-polar world does not mean being in favour of Putin

Much of the global south is neutral on the war in Ukraine, not because they support Russia but because they can’t side with the US and Nato

By Imraan Buccus
To save our planet we have to speak loudly, act boldly at COP-27
Opinion
/ 11 May 2022

To save our planet we have to speak loudly, act boldly at COP-27

COP-27 will be held in Africa and will provide an opportunity to table some important concerns about issues affecting the health of our world and its environment.

By Christian Lueme Lokotola
Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ
Opinion
/ 14 February 2022

Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ

Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article

By Michael Kwet and Tshiamo Malatji
What lies in between? Musings on the Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation
Friday
/ 15 December 2021

What lies in between? Musings on the Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation

‘Liminality’ is a buzz word in art speak, but does the current Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation exhibition go far enough in meaningfully unpacking it?

By Thabang Monoa
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