Pentagon amps up posture in Mideast in response to Iran ‘escalations’
The US Secretary of Defence ordered the activation of air defence systems and notified additional forces that they may be deployed soon
Joe Biden
In the battle for economic primacy, where does Agoa fit?
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
McCarthy, Biden and Trump: Twist in the political American theatre
The controversy surrounding the Biden family has gained fresh momentum
Trouble in the Holy Land – will America take a stand?
Instead of remaining silent, Israel’s long-time friend must fight for the rights and freedoms that are inalienable on its own soi
Ramaphosanomics cuts SA adrift
World leaders are closely associated with the economic policies they espouse, a fact that does not bode well for South Africa’s president
South Africa considers taking action against Polish embassy
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence
UPDATE: Poland prevents Ukrainian bound South African delegation from disembarking for hours
South African journalists and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security were stuck in Poland despite the president having earlier met Poland’s leader
Who will be the bully in a changing world order?
South Africa’s suspension or expulsion from the Agoa trade agreement would be painful
Where does SA fit into America’s ‘new consensus’?
The United States is crafting a new foreign policy that keeps the economic superpower at its centre
Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US
The balloon’s presence comes amid slowly simmering tensions between the United State and China over Taiwan
Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington on Wednesday
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
Facing up to the damaging and disruptive economic realities of 2022
Economic war rages on as global power dynamics shift.
Will Republicans support Biden’s strategy on the Ukraine war?
American voters support Ukraine and the Republicans know this, but this may change if inflation skyrockets
US warns African leaders of Russia, China ‘destabilisation’
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
World Cup: Qatar’s middle finger to the West exposes colonial cowards
Europe baulking at protesting against the host nation’s human rights abuses shows the power of black gold
Biden, Xi meeting in Bali a ‘getting to know you’ icebreaker meeting
Neither side is willing to push the other and no agreements or concessions are likely to be reached
Trump set to officially launch 2024 comeback bid
The former president says his announcement will be ‘perhaps the most important speech given in the history of the USA’
US midterm elections: Will Trump be trumped?
The women’s vote, abortion, the youth vote and concerns about democracy are factors influencing voters
Will Biden’s low-key strategy work in the midterm polls?
His quiet campaign in the media contrasts sharply with Trump’s rhetoric and high-visibility mass rallies
Democracy is worth defending in the face of multiple attacks from Russia and Iran to North Korea and the US
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
What is the future of the trade relationship between the US and South Africa?
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.
eThekwini goes nuclear as silent Cyril Ramaphosa comes home
In the absence of any hiring, firing or rewiring at Eskom, eThekwini’s decided on a glow-in-the-dark Chernobyl by the coast
Kings, queens and looted legacies
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
University funding crisis: Economy crumbling under weighty student debt
Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy
How student debt will aid in the downward slide of South Africa
Student debt does not only affect the student and the university but has far-reaching consequences for all of us and the economy
It is time to topple the false gods of capitalism
The market is the pillar of capitalist ideology, yet it is just another human institution invented and reinvented periodically across human history
Global energy crisis forces an ‘undignified transition’
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
Mia Malan: Eight lessons the Covid pandemic taught me about journalism
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
Ramaphosa urges UN Security Council to mediate end to Ukraine war
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
Explainer: How severe are the new sanctions on Russia?
As Russia unleashes its war in Ukraine, the US and the EU have prepared new sanctions aimed at punishing Putin’s regime.
Russia-Ukraine crisis sends oil prices soaring as South Africans face record fuel prices
The threat of a major war in Europe has kept global financial markets on tenterhooks
Kremlin says sanctions on Putin would be ‘destructive’
“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.