President Cyril Ramaphosa’s peace mission to Ukraine and Russia shows what happens when politics sinks to the absurd
The non-renewal of the Black Sea Grain Deal and India’s rice ban continue to weigh heavily on production
The president’s strong stance on Russia’s war could help salvage trade agreement with the US, says deputy secretary
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We supported sanctions against the apartheid regime, but should we be boycotting individuals in the arts and sports, when it is their governments that wage wars?
A forum held this week, ahead of the next month’s Brics summit, focused on the development of partnerships to build resilient cities
The assurance comes as President Ramaphosa’s office confirmed the panel has started writing its report regarding whether arms were loaded onto the Russian vessel
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The panel has completed its investigation as to whether weapons destined for Russia were loaded onto the vessel in Simon’s Town
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South Africa’s part in World War I shows the importance of collective memory in recalling the ignored names of those who died in service
A ‘frozen conflict’ would benefit Russia while putting a permanent spanner into Kyiv’s hopes for complete backing from the alliance
The president’s speech at a Brics dinner this week suggests the expansion of the bloc won’t happen any time soon
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The slowdown will probably influence the central bank’s decision on interest rates
The former president will return home once his treatment is complete, his foundation said after a concourt decision made plain he must return to prison
The deputy president confirmed that South Africa would be forced to host the Brics summit and was likely to host the Russian leader in person
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Fasiha Hassan also said the league would agitate for a Brics youth secretariat
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said he had negotiated a truce with Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, once a close Vladimir Putin ally, said his troops had taken control of the military command centre and airbase in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to topple Moscow’s military leaders
Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces, who have spearheaded much of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, had entered the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and controlled its military sites
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence
Ramaphosa’s administration should remain focused on the issue at hand, the commission of inquiry into whether the country — or even more scarily, a rogue element here — supplied arms to Russia
Africa tends to ignore her own problems at home, while doing everything to try and help the rest of the world in putting out their fires
A weapons manufacturer on a peace mission. What could possibly go wrong?
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
Washington has made no such threat, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says, while probe into Lady R is to remain classified
Sudan has received billions in loans and investment from China, while Russia wants to set up a naval base in Port Sudan
The minister in the presidency said the country should look at hosting both presidents if it was serious about ending the Russia-Ukraine war
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An inter-ministerial committee wants the summit shifted to another host nation
A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice
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The presidents also spoke about the African peace delegation that would be visiting Russia and Ukraine this month
South Africa’s foreign policy should retain its principled stance over Russia’s war in Ukraine, while also calling for accountable governance globally
The United States did not sanction Reuben Brigety’s ‘revelation’ about weapons for Russia