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
South Africa’s trade, industry and competition minister said member countries are asking that the pact be renewed for another 10 years
Naledi Pandor appeared to put that at risk, but neutrality is neither a just demand nor a way to bring Israel to the negotiating table
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South Africa is ready to help negotiate a lasting settlement in the region, the president said
The president has sought to clinch an early extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act during his New York visit
The United States would love to be seen as the arbiter of global democratic values but it needs to set right its own borders
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 assurance comes as President Ramaphosa’s office confirmed the panel has started writing its report regarding whether arms were loaded onto the Russian vessel
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Will the Biden administration heed the advice of its oldest and most famous diplomat?
A US government jet is waiting at Lanseria to fly the former Mozambican finance minister implicated in an international fraud scandal to New York to face fraud charges
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The politicalisation of the supreme court is sending the United States down a dangerous path
South Africa’s suspension or expulsion from the Agoa trade agreement would be painful
Washington has made no such threat, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says, while probe into Lady R is to remain classified
A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice
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In an expected display of “scratchy harmony,” the European Union and the United States tried to show a united front in their dealings with China at the just-concluded fourth Trade and Technology Council in Luleå, Sweden, where the underlying disparities were quite palpable between the two sides. Amid the complex tapestry of opinions in the […]
The dollar’s dominance provides a platform for Uncle Sam to protect his political power and enforce its geopolitical objectives
But Edward Snowden’s revelations had lasting impact, advancing privacy protections in Europe and America and accelerating use of encryption
First, they took away people’s dreams of democracy and peace. Now the men with guns are looting and occupying their homes
The United States is crafting a new foreign policy that keeps the economic superpower at its centre
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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
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
The US ambassador’s allegations against South Africa come as a push to expand the Brics bloc’s influence threatens to force a new world order
The timing of the US accusation is intriguing, but if the allegations are true, Ramaphosa should resign and his government should fall
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the United States should not support a war and rather promote peace
The US is attempting to bring the EU into its orbit but the ‘us versus them’ mentality is gradually losing steam
In a changing world it cannot be business as usual for human rights and democracy thinkers
The twice-impeached Republican is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally indicted
Following the money to combat the illegal wildlife trade in Southern Africa
There are opportunities for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and and developing countries
Much of the global south is neutral on the war in Ukraine, not because they support Russia but because they can’t side with the US and Nato
An inflexible, hostile stance towards China could have negative effects on the West and its presence in the rest of the world
One year on, the Kremlin’s impact appears to be retreating — but, amid uncertainty about the global economy’s growth trajectory, risks to inflation remain
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