The uncritical cheerleaders for the West cannot be taken seriously until they acknowledge that the West supports and collaborates with authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt
The Democratic Alliance and ActionSA have called for a formal investigation after Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa had issued instructions barring Iran’s participation
He has been ruling like a dictator, claiming wartime powers, circumventing the Senate and Congress
This does not require abandoning old allies but it does require recognising that the world has moved on from the ideological certainties of the past
Under international law, regime change, coercive economic measures and military intervention are unlawful unless authorised by the UN Security Council
Nonetheless, the US president has unashamedly admitted that this operation in Venezuela is all about oil
The president said the government would never go ‘on bended knee’ to get the best deal in ongoing trade discussions with the United States
US involvement in the Middle East and Israel’s attacks on Iran and its retaliation make the US military base in Qatar a target
China plans to lead the world through building state, economic and diplomatic capabilities and not through war
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
Attacking Iran is framed by colonial narratives that erase its rich intellectual history, justifying violence through a ‘conquest foretold’
A secular, post-colonial future is the only viable alternative
to Israel’s colonial Zionism versus Iran’s theocratic rule
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
Unlike Iran, Israel is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
The airstrikes are about more than Iran’s nuclear capacity; they are aimed at the network of supporters of Palestinians’ right to exist
The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran
Ramaphosa’s Washington DC visit, the US deal with the Houthis and its lifting sanctions against Syria suggests he is
The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences
Brent Bozell is a long-time crusader against alleged liberal media bias and more recent Trump supporter
The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out
The presidency said the SA-US relationship was in flux and Ramaphosa would not rush to name a new ambassador
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
The unbearable atrocities committed by the Assad regime have been exposed, and the opposition forces in the form of the Hayat Tahrir Al Shaam are seeking to rebuild a shattered country and people
With Israel evasive about its nuclear capabilities, and watchdogs silent, friction is mounting
Israel’s seemingly limitless brutality is rooted in ‘the logic of dehumanisation’
The secretary general of the United Nations is committed to peace, yet Israel in its war on Gaza and beyond chose to ban him
South Africa stands out as a country that strongly defends democracy
Early on Monday, relief workers located the missing helicopter, with state TV saying the president had died
Much is at stake for the wealthy, US-friendly Gulf states, whose expensive economic diversification plans rely on a peaceful environment for business and tourism
Iran’s mission to the United Nations warned Washington to keep out of its conflict with Israel, and said that ‘the matter can be deemed concluded’
Almost all of the drones and missiles were intercepted before they reached Israel, with help from the United States, Jordan and other allies
Tehran is the archetype of a place that is governed by the divine but defined by mortals