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Global South

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
Debunked: The cruel and racist logic of Omicron travel bans
Health
/ 8 December 2021

Debunked: The cruel and racist logic of Omicron travel bans

Wealthy countries were quick to ban Southern African nations from entering their borders when the Omicron variant was identified, but did not do so to each other.

By Mia Malan
Eradicating childhood stunting should be a priority in SA
Opinion
/ 21 October 2021

Eradicating childhood stunting should be a priority in SA

Poor basic service delivery is linked to children’s poor nutrition

By Anna-Marie Müller
The convenient myth of an Africa spared from Covid-19
Africa
/ 18 September 2021

The convenient myth of an Africa spared from Covid-19

There are few, if any, studies to support Pfizer chief executive’s assertion that the global south would be more vaccine-hesitant than the north

By Laura López González and The Continent
Geostrategic fault lines show up at the annual Brics summit
Opinion
/ 17 September 2021

Geostrategic fault lines show up at the annual Brics summit

While the summit leaders solemnly swear that they are singing off the same struggle song sheet towards progressive development, the bloc’s leaders’ solidarity is mostly skin-deep

By Lisa Thompson and Siyavuya Mpinda
Ramaphosa says ‘vaccine apartheid’ means Africa and the Caribbean must work together
Business
/ 8 September 2021

Ramaphosa says ‘vaccine apartheid’ means Africa and the Caribbean must work together

At the inaugural AU-Caribbean Community summit, leaders called for greater solidarity to prevent global exclusion

By Anathi Madubela
SA delegates to quarantine in Glasgow amid calls for COP26 postponement
The Green Guardian
/ 7 September 2021

SA delegates to quarantine in Glasgow amid calls for COP26 postponement

Eligible COP26 attendees are expected to receive their UK-sponsored Covid-19 jabs this week, but the Climate Action Network says it is too late

By Tunicia Phillips
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng: Why it’s essential to decolonise public health
Coronavirus
/ 4 July 2021

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng: Why it’s essential to decolonise public health

The fact that access to quality healthcare is determined by race, gender, geography and power is proven, as is healthcare’s shameful history of exploitation of those with less power for ‘research’. The future must do better

By Tlaleng Mofokeng
Screen Grab: Deeply shallow
Opinion
/ 12 June 2021

Screen Grab: Deeply shallow

The documentary ‘Seaspiracy’ is a textbook display of disingenuous interviewing

By Carlos Amato
SADC’s silence on access to Covid-19 vaccines is too loud
Africa
/ 11 March 2021

SADC’s silence on access to Covid-19 vaccines is too loud

All people living in Southern Africa need equitable vaccine access. Time is short and our people are dying, so the regional body should act fast

By Mandipa Machacha and Tim Fish Hodgson
Unpacking Johannesburg’s myriad anxieties
Friday
/ 17 December 2020

Unpacking Johannesburg’s myriad anxieties

Anxious Jo’burg, edited by Nicky Falkof and Cobus van Staden, acknowledges the city as a real place and not a horrifying stereotype

By Theresa Mallinson
Journey through anxious Joburg
Opinion
/ 25 November 2020

Journey through anxious Joburg

A new book has collected writing about the condition of living, yes, with a high crime rate, but also other, more pervasive existential urban stresses particular to the Global South

By Nicky Falkof and Cobus van Staden
Wheeling and dealing for a Covid-19 vaccine
Coronavirus
/ 27 October 2020

Wheeling and dealing for a Covid-19 vaccine

A Covid-19 jab could cost hundreds of rands. Or not. It’s anyone’s guess. Could another pandemic almost a century ago hold clues for handling the coronavirus today?

By Laura López González
World of vaccines is a ‘fiendishly’ complex one
Coronavirus
/ 24 October 2020

World of vaccines is a ‘fiendishly’ complex one

It is important that Africa, along with other regions of the Global South, builds its own vaccine-manufacturing capacity

By Thabani Maphosa
The foreign aid game is changing: these are the opportunities for Africa
Africa
/ 23 August 2020

The foreign aid game is changing: these are the opportunities for Africa

A more explicit emphasis on the national interest may encourage donor countries to play ‘the long game’ in Africa

By Dan Banik and Nikolai Hegertun
What is this place?: The visual simulacrum of South Africa in the Covid-19 lockdown
Coronavirus
/ 8 May 2020

What is this place?: The visual simulacrum of South Africa in the Covid-19 lockdown

Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?

By Zinaid Meeran
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