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Labour landslide: But Keir Starmer’s UK win is overshadowed by huge challenges
Labour faces the electorate’s expectations of transformative change amid economic hardship, with the populist Reform Party snapping at its heels
Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls
If predictions are accurate, Rishi Sunak will on Friday visit head of state King Charles III to tender his resignation as prime minister
What the ANC can learn from the Tory meltdown
If South Africa’s governing party does end up losing its majority in future elections, it might never get it back
South African lawyers seek ‘blood money’ to compensate Gaza victims
They want the UK and US to pay for damages for their alleged role in assisting the Israeli military to commit war crimes and genocide
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
Pressure on Sunak is building after the UK local elections
The Tories are comforting themselves for their loss by arguing that historically every government during the mid-term suffers losses in local elections
Zelensky in Europe: Too early to ask for jets?
After getting the green light from Washington for tanks, Ukraine’s president is pleading for fighter jets to defend his country from Russia
UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to Rwanda
Four people died last week after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in the Channel in freezing weather conditions
Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery
Prime minister expected to give speech on ‘meaningful moment’
UK’s Sunak exposes his naivety on foreign policy
This was evident in the British prime minister’s speech at the lord mayor’s banquet, which customarily focuses on foreign policy
For the ANC, the lines are clearly drawn
It’s not what Oliver Tambo meant but, for the ANC, the lines have been clearly drawn since the party’s elections in 2017
Ramaphosa calls for reform of UN Security Council during United Kingdom visit
Cyril Ramaphosa is on a state visit to the UK, the first to be hosted by King Charles III after the death of Queen Elisabeth II in September.
Sino-UK relations sour further after the G20 summit
‘The China threat’ provides Sunak with a way to divert attention from his domestic problems but he needs to tread carefully
With Sunak as UK PM, let’s hope for bland times ahead
No one is sure what Sunak must do, but whatever it is, it’s not going to be easy in toxic British politics
Rishi Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis
Britain’s former finance chief inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil triggered by Liz Truss