South Africa intends to lobby for reform of the UN Security Council when it takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil
The international relations minister pressed the point after talks with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.
Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv needed international support to shift Putin from his demand that Ukraine surrender
The government will not review foreign policy to accommodate the demands of the Democratic Alliance, a senior official said
The UN Secretary General’s presence is a demonstration of contempt for the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
South Africa cannot squander the positive sentiment the governing coalition has garnered around the world, the minister said
Beijing is well aware that it cannot solve the problem on its own
Does Putin fully understand its own reasons for its incursion into Ukraine – or does he just not care?
No matter which of the candidates wins the presidential race, US foreign policy is unlikely to change radically
The rise of China has forced the Western power into a new paranoid mode of thinking
These South African and Ukrainian musicians definitely think so
South Africa’s political narrative is mired in a swamp of inadequacy and hypocrisy
Photojournalist Mstyslav Chernov shares the siege of Mariupol with the world
The head of Russia’s state-backed RT channel on Friday posted an audio recording of what she claimed were German officers discussing striking Crimea
US diplomat Joy Basu said that Pretoria still needs to do more to convince congress to renew Agoa
The Israeli occupation of Palestine
Our grief for people we have not personally known is informed by the narratives and stories we are exposed to – but these stories are not equally told
The British high commissioner to South Africa reflects on the value of the United Nations for the UK and South Africa to achieve shared objectives
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to the United States was received a quieter reception that that of the previous year
In a polarised world, Ramaphosa’s administration dodged some fatal bullets in the past five months that carried some hard long-term risks
The president has sought to clinch an early extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act during his New York visit
The world is becoming more multipolar, and the latest meeting of elites is testament to that
The report also said the South African National Defence Force was not aware that the cargo ship was under US sanctions until it reached South African waters
The Danube river port of Izmail, has become a main export route for Ukrainian products following Russia’s withdrawal from the UN-brokered grain deal
The independent panel found there was no evidence to support the claim that the cargo ship transported weapons to Russia
America is South Africa’s third largest trading partner, with 7.7% of goods exported to the US and 8.2% imported from the US
The president said that only dialogue, mediation and diplomacy would end Russia’s war in Ukraine
US embassy spokesperson David Feldmann said Washington had given no indication that it was considering the recall of its representative
Putin surely realises that the conflict is straining his relations with leaders on the African continent
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s peace mission to Ukraine and Russia shows what happens when politics sinks to the absurd
South Africa would not subscribe to any expansion philosophy that could create more hostility in the world, according to the minister
The non-renewal of the Black Sea Grain Deal and India’s rice ban continue to weigh heavily on production