The Economic Freedom Fighters leader was to have addressed a conference at Cambridge University on 10 May
The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.
The first two months of the Israel-Gaza war exceeded the individual annual carbon footprints of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.
The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
This excerpt is from the recently published book, The Black Atlantic’s Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism and Reparations (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2024)
Lomas was brought to South Africa from the United Kingdom to stand trial with former Eskom executives
Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports
The fight for climate justice must include the people who are most affected, including those in the Arab region
Democracy’s march has been relentless this year as world leaders confront the will of the people
The Tories collapsed in the United Kingdom and in France after a second round there was the unexpected surge of success for the left
Israel and its Western allies – including the media – have lied or spread the lies about the occupier’s intentions and its actions against Palestinians
The ‘stop the ships’ law shows how countries like Britain can evade their international responsibility to host refugees by shipping them off to Africa in exchange for ‘development deals’
South Africa has a right to pursue its national interests anywhere in the world and not to simply follow the dictates of the West, the US in particular
The visa system forces migrant health professionals who plug the British labour gap to stay silent on abuses ranging from rape to 20-hour days
The government says it is committed to the 2050 net zero target but announced last summer it will issue ‘hundreds’ of new oil and gas licences in the North Sea
With global challenges increasing, a focus on development is needed now more than ever, says the British high commissioner to South Africa, Antony Phillipson
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
Survey respondents skip meals and make use of food banks as overheads increase
UK politicians reject a management approach involving sustainably harvesting excessive populations so that carrying capacities of ecosystems are not exceeded
There is much to suggest that global economic disaster is not assured, or even likely, in the near future
The strike is the first in the Royal College of Nursing union’s 106-year history
Prices have slowly retreated from their July peak, when inflation increased at its highest rate since 2009
This was evident in the British prime minister’s speech at the lord mayor’s banquet, which customarily focuses on foreign policy
‘The China threat’ provides Sunak with a way to divert attention from his domestic problems but he needs to tread carefully
Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.
UK governments borrow money for deficit spending from corporations and the rich. But the very beneficiaries of the tax cuts Truss proposed were these ‘investors’, who baulked
Policymakers have been warned to remain disciplined as economies navigate headwinds — no matter how much it hurts
From offshore dealings to right-wing think tanks, the former chancellor has not been transparent about his finances
As the prime minister fights to remain in power, deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner demands she come clean over her interests
Truss bowed to the inevitable after her right-wing platform of tax cuts disintegrated and as many MPs among the ruling Conservatives revolted
It is the institution of the British monarchy, and not Elizabeth herself, that is associated with atrocities of colonialism
Tributes for Queen Elizabeth continue pouring in, with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Nelson Mandela Founding adding their voices