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United States

If Biden can step aside, then Americans abroad can certainly step up! 
Partner Content
/ 14 October 2024

If Biden can step aside, then Americans abroad can certainly step up! 

Ensure that you vote early if you’ re a US citizen not living in the United States

By Charles Belk
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
World
/ 9 October 2024

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

Residents have been told to evacuate or die. The Category 5 storm follows two weeks after Category 4 Hurricane Helene hit the area

By Gerard Martinez and Gianrigo Marletta
Only a Pan-African industrial policy on critical minerals for renewable will unlock prosperity
Opinion
/ 16 September 2024

Only a Pan-African industrial policy on critical minerals for renewable will unlock prosperity

African countries must avoid the mistakes of the fossil-fuel industrial revolution; the mining of cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel and copper must be based on equity, human rights and local development

By Kudakwashe Manjonjo
US and China seek common ground to tackle the climate crisis
Thought Leader
/ 10 September 2024

US and China seek common ground to tackle the climate crisis

There is cautious optimism that their collaboration will pave the way for a more sustainable future, offering real hope for the planet we all share

By Imran Khalid
US mustn’t undermine SA foreign policy
Opinion
/ 6 September 2024

US mustn’t undermine SA foreign policy

An American Bill’s call for a review of US-SA bilateral relations is likely over policy differences.

By Shannon Ebrahim
US charges Tiananmen Square protester with spying for China
Politics
/ 23 August 2024

US charges Tiananmen Square protester with spying for China

He is also accused of lying to the FBI for claiming he no longer had access to an email account used to communicate with his state security handler

By Agence France Presse
Trump or Harris for president: The wars will rage on regardless
Opinion
/ 18 August 2024

Trump or Harris for president: The wars will rage on regardless

No matter which of the candidates wins the presidential race, US foreign policy is unlikely to change radically

By Nontobeko Hlela
US politics is the theatre of the absurd
Opinion
/ 3 August 2024

US politics is the theatre of the absurd

Worse, the presidential elections don’t matter because Big Business has captured the state

By Donovan E Williams
Manufacturing a presidential candidate: The case of Kamala Harris
Opinion
/ 3 August 2024

Manufacturing a presidential candidate: The case of Kamala Harris

The US vice-president needs to come up with a message that resonates with the white middle and working class to win them over in this election

By Aaron Ng’ambi
The paradox of the DRC’s war: Mining for climate solutions fuels environmental destruction
Opinion
/ 30 July 2024

The paradox of the DRC’s war: Mining for climate solutions fuels environmental destruction

The DRC is rich in the minerals needed for renewable energy technologies, central to reducing our carbon footprint, but they come at great environmental and human cost

By Sibahle Zuma
The world’s year of elections simmers
Opinion
/ 25 July 2024

The world’s year of elections simmers

Democracy’s march has been relentless this year as world leaders confront the will of the people

By Richard Calland
Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?
Opinion
/ 28 May 2024

Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?

Permitting political parties to receive donations of unlimited amounts and from undisclosed sources exposes the government and its democratic values to corruption

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers
Opinion
/ 14 May 2024

Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers

Israel and its Western allies – including the media – have lied or spread the lies about the occupier’s intentions and its actions against Palestinians

By Nontobeko Hlela
The militarisation of geopolitics: New trends in global defence spending
Opinion
/ 7 May 2024

The militarisation of geopolitics: New trends in global defence spending

Military expenditure may seem a necessary response to threats, but investing in peaceful resolution mechanisms and international cooperation is paramount in addressing the causes of conflicts

By Imran Khalid
The US fears a multipolar world
Opinion
/ 6 May 2024

The US fears a multipolar world

The rise of China has forced the Western power into a new paranoid mode of thinking

By Donovan E Williams
The impact of Citizens United on American democracy and campaign finance
Opinion
/ 22 April 2024

The impact of Citizens United on American democracy and campaign finance

A landmark court ruling resulted in ‘dark money’ – donations from untraceable sources, both big business and citizens – shaping America’s democracy

By Imran Khalid
Why rebuke Naledi Pandor for safeguarding South Africa’s sovereignty?
Thought Leader
/ 16 April 2024

Why rebuke Naledi Pandor for safeguarding South Africa’s sovereignty?

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

By Mavuso Msimang
US vs SA: From antipathy to antimony
Opinion
/ 16 April 2024

US vs SA: From antipathy to antimony

The global superpower has sought to nurture its relations with sub-Saharan Africa, which is an important source of the critical minerals needed to sustain its economy

By Sarah Smit
Trade agreements: The little known agent of global inequality
Opinion
/ 30 March 2024

Trade agreements: The little known agent of global inequality

In the name of free trade, countries went to war in the 1700s and 1800s. Today, trade is the continuation of the politics of war by other means

By Jeff Rudin
Kenya’s Haitian bind
Opinion
/ 24 March 2024

Kenya’s Haitian bind

Haiti last held elections in 2016 and has been without an elected president since Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in 2021

By Luke Feltham
We want our own nuclear energy now, says Mantashe
The Green Guardian
/ 6 March 2024

We want our own nuclear energy now, says Mantashe

The minister called on the US to give South Africa rights to develop nuclear energy

By Mandisa Nyathi
Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs
The Green Guardian
/ 6 March 2024

Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs

About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates

By Sheree Bega
Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US
Opinion
/ 28 February 2024

Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US

Fatal attractions are blind and delusional and thus destructive. The consequences may be a backlash against Biden, the US losing its little moral authority is has, an end to any stability in the Middle East and, worst, a wider war

By Mokubung Nkomo
How public influence over economic matters is eroded
Opinion
/ 19 February 2024

How public influence over economic matters is eroded

The experience of Chile’s Salvador Allende illustrates how the private sphere and superpowers control investment and natural resource exploitation

By Siyabonga Hadebe
South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah

The government says Israel’s extension of its military operations in Rafah is in breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza

By Lizeka Tandwa
Sydney Mufamadi: Don’t be paranoid, be wary about talks of ‘regime change’
Politics
/ 9 February 2024

Sydney Mufamadi: Don’t be paranoid, be wary about talks of ‘regime change’

The State Security Agency said it had not picked up credible threats about election interference

By Lizeka Tandwa and Khaya Koko
Has China’s economy peaked?
Opinion
/ 29 January 2024

Has China’s economy peaked?

China’s contribution to world economic growth surpasses that of the Americas, Europe and Japan combined, according to the World Bank

By Imran Khalid
South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights

The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy Palestinians and slow deaths through starvation

By Imran Khalid
Scramble for the Sahel intensifies
Africa
/ 13 January 2024

Scramble for the Sahel intensifies

Why foreign powers France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region

By Olayinka Ajala
2024: Another round in the superpower smackdown?
Business
/ 3 January 2024

2024: Another round in the superpower smackdown?

Tensions between the US and China could come to a head early this year, posing another risk to the global economy

By Sarah Smit
Uneasy lies the head that wears the American crown
Thought Leader
/ 8 November 2023

Uneasy lies the head that wears the American crown

The world can no longer remain coy in the face of war: the United States is a bully and we must stand up to it

By Donovan E Williams
US eyes Africa’s industrialisation to grow superpower’s might
Business
/ 3 November 2023

US eyes Africa’s industrialisation to grow superpower’s might

US deputy secretary of commerce Don Graves said Agoa’s renewal has strong bipartisan support, as lawmakers acknowledge the importance of the continent’s consumer base

By Sarah Smit
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