Government insiders say South Africa is debating whether China or Mozambique should host the summit
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As international relations minister Naledi Pandor prepared to host the Russian leader’s second in command, the justice ministry said South Africa would be obligated to act on the warrant
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DA leader John Steenhuisen has argued in a court application that the government has failed to give a clear decision on its position on the Russian president’s expected visit
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Doing so is a standard procedure, and does not affect the arrest warrant issued for Russian president Vladimir Putin
The harbour master was ordered to allow the Russian cargo vessel to dock at the naval port and told not to board it
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In an Africa Day address, Ramaphosa said Pretoria had been threatened with penalties for pursuing an independent foreign policy and a non-aligned position
In the real world, diplomacy is driven by economic interests
The ruling party’s secretary general pushed back against US pressure to pick a side in Russia/Ukraine war
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US ambassador Reuben Brigety’s startling claims were part of America’s bid to bully South Africa into toeing the line, inflicting economic damage
The rand’s fall after the US’s Russian arms claims shows South Africa can’t risk taking a side
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We are slap bang in the middle of a battle between two of the traditional global superpowers in the US and Russia and not appreciating the precarious position we are in. This is not an ANC NEC debate over a weekend at the St George Hotel in Centurion
Most of the country’s trade is with Nato-aligned countries and the US, and we espouse democracy whereas Russia is a near dictatorship
The minister of defence said she was tired of anti-Russian phobia in the country
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The Russian embassy says the claims are part of a campaign to move South Africa from its non-aligned position on the war in Ukraine
Regarding Russia and Ukraine, the ICC has never received state referrals from 39 state parties to look into a situation in another country
US ambassador’s accusation of giving arms to Russia underlines the need for South Africa and the Global South to diversify their trade and political alliances
Ramaphosa on verge of losing investor confidence after US claims – Standard Bank
She said that the US ambassador was fueling mistrust and straining diplomatic relations
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Washington has criticised the government for not adhering to its non-aligned stance
We must reject our government’s natural position of saying nothing of consequence, regardless of the abuses in countries it regards as friends
BLSA on Eskom investigation: ‘We don’t go out of our way to meddle”
Nearly 50 Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families in the past month but about 19 000 are still missing
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the United States should not support a war and rather promote peace
The architecture of the global financial system hurts emerging market economies but the alliance has yet to offer an alternative
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Finland has joined Nato at a critical stage and Putin’s reaction will involve a range of measures, both military and technological
God is in every dark corner, say those who have suffered in Ukraine, Mozambique and the Middle East
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Official opposition says it should lead the process to develop a declaration for a peaceful transition and approach the international community for oversight
How does Zambia see its relationship with the US amid shifting global dynamics?
International sports bodies are taking wildly varying stances on allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams to compete while the war in Ukraine continues
Moscow is giving fertiliser to Malawi in exchange for support for ending the global sanctions imposed on it
In his weekly newsletter, the president argues that he welcomes the intensified monitoring by FATF
Exercise Mosi II an opportunity for spying on Russian, China military capabilities, says expert