The US Secretary of Defence ordered the activation of air defence systems and notified additional forces that they may be deployed soon
As the US considers the future of the trade agreement, South Africa has pointed to its critical position as a gateway to a future economic powerhouse
The controversy surrounding the Biden family has gained fresh momentum
Instead of remaining silent, Israel’s long-time friend must fight for the rights and freedoms that are inalienable on its own soi
World leaders are closely associated with the economic policies they espouse, a fact that does not bode well for South Africa’s president
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence
South African journalists and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security were stuck in Poland despite the president having earlier met Poland’s leader
South Africa’s suspension or expulsion from the Agoa trade agreement would be painful
The United States is crafting a new foreign policy that keeps the economic superpower at its centre
The balloon’s presence comes amid slowly simmering tensions between the United State and China over Taiwan
On the same day, Vladimir Putin plans to meet his top military officials to assess the dire results so far of the war on Ukraine and set goals for next year
Economic war rages on as global power dynamics shift.
American voters support Ukraine and the Republicans know this, but this may change if inflation skyrockets
The Biden administration woos the continent’s leaders at summit but believes it is futile to try to turn the tide on China’s massive infrastructure spending
Europe baulking at protesting against the host nation’s human rights abuses shows the power of black gold
Neither side is willing to push the other and no agreements or concessions are likely to be reached
The former president says his announcement will be ‘perhaps the most important speech given in the history of the USA’
The women’s vote, abortion, the youth vote and concerns about democracy are factors influencing voters
His quiet campaign in the media contrasts sharply with Trump’s rhetoric and high-visibility mass rallies
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
A looming question for both sides is whether the African Growth and Opportunity Act, through which a number of African countries get access to the US market, will continue in its current form.
In the absence of any hiring, firing or rewiring at Eskom, eThekwini’s decided on a glow-in-the-dark Chernobyl by the coast
There’s an outpouring of grief north of the equator since Elizabeth II died, but no move to return the Empire’s ill-gotten gains
Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy
Student debt does not only affect the student and the university but has far-reaching consequences for all of us and the economy
The market is the pillar of capitalist ideology, yet it is just another human institution invented and reinvented periodically across human history
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables
During a crisis such as the Covid pandemic, people have simple demands of the media: how to protect themselves, which government rules they have to follow and what the future holds
As Russian troops entered Kiev, the president said if ever there were a time for the security council to intervene it was now, adding that he planned to speak to both Moscow and Washington
As Russia unleashes its war in Ukraine, the US and the EU have prepared new sanctions aimed at punishing Putin’s regime.
The threat of a major war in Europe has kept global financial markets on tenterhooks
“Politically, it’s not painful, it’s destructive,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, after US President Joe Biden threatened personal measures against the Russian leader over the crisis.