Pope Francis said in an interview published Tuesday that he requested a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine
From Russia’s perspective — since the east Slavic state of Kievan-Rus circa 1053 to the betrayals of 1812, 1914 and 1941 and the broken promises from 1994, especially 2008 and 2014 — Ukraine is an integral part of Russia
Coal commits climate sins so wind and solar energy are good alternatives but suffer intermittency — and now the European Union is reclassifying nuclear as green energy
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, was not that the moment for the United Nations to send its secretary general to Moscow to demand a ceasefire?
The fact that mass killings should still take place in our modern world shows that we need to do more to oppose it
High prices have been more stubborn than previously expected, forcing monetary policymakers to react
As countries in the Global North push to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Global South has overwhelmingly pushed for a perspective of dialogue and peace
The Russian leader has brought with him from the Soviet era the belief that might is right and that the individual can be sacrificed to the gods of ideology
Liubov Abravitova welcomed the belated telephone conversation and said Zelenskiy made plain that this was Russia’s war, with consequences for the whole world
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Consumer price inflation increased to 5.9% in March, up from 5.7% in February
If President Xi Jinping allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China that will pay the heaviest price
The disruptions brought by the Russia-Ukraine war will increase the costs of basic staples, putting 280-million people across the world at risk of starvation.
Ukraine, per se, is not the issue. It is tragically a war-ravaged pawn in a much larger conflict: the decline of one capitalist empire and the rise of yet another.
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
On top of record-breaking fuel hikes and rising costs of grain-based feed, consumers can expect a steep price increase in chicken
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If you’re a male citizen of combat age, attempting to cross the border is fraught with danger.
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
Citing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Pretoria says there needs to be consistency in the approach of the international community.
‘We will not amplify o government accounts belonging to states that limit access to free information and are engaged in armed interstate conflict,’ the social network said
The West’s actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the US for weaponising the dollar
Africa’s largest oil producer has not been able to cash in fully on the price rally because of lacklustre production and its reliance on imported fuel
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Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil
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People live a ‘hellish existence’ in countries such as South Sudan, northern Mozambique, the DRC but these are a blip on the international media’s news cycle
Russia Today convinced me that Vladimir Putin is a liar and a power-hungry empire builder
With Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the world order has been upended – and South Africa needs to think carefully about how it positions itself
In the light of Africa’s history and in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reflecting the East/West divide, the Southern African Development Community must be concerned about security
The maize yield is above the 10-year average even though the area planted is lower than last year
These are the veto power of the Security Council, major powers ignore the UN and the UN secretary general cannot favour either side in the war
Coal orders from Europe have increased in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but dysfunctional local infrastructure remains a challenge
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South Africa’s silence on Russian aggression is a blot on its commitment to international law and our country’s history
Whatever the outcome in Ukraine, a thread has been tugged, unravelling sport’s entanglement with geopolitics.
The main concern for companies is not whether they should have a political conscience, but how, in light of sanctions, can they profitably trade