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United States

Will Republicans support Biden’s strategy on the Ukraine war?
Opinion
/ 17 December 2022

Will Republicans support Biden’s strategy on the Ukraine war?

American voters support Ukraine and the Republicans know this, but this may change if inflation skyrockets

By Imran Khalid
Inflation cools to 7.4% year-on-year
Business
/ 14 December 2022

Inflation cools to 7.4% year-on-year

Prices have slowly retreated from their July peak, when inflation increased at its highest rate since 2009

By Sarah Smit
United States uses Iran’s unrest to ‘disrupt, delay, deter and sanction’ weapon deliveries to Russia
Opinion
/ 11 December 2022

United States uses Iran’s unrest to ‘disrupt, delay, deter and sanction’ weapon deliveries to Russia

A senior official has linked the US approach toward Iran’s protests with Tehran’s foreign and security policies regarding Russia

By MK Bhadrakumar
eSwatini’s country music cousins hit the screens in New York
Africa
/ 29 November 2022

eSwatini’s country music cousins hit the screens in New York

The award-winning country music pair are the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Jesse Rudoy, which premiered at the New York film festival

By bird story agency
A moment of possibility dawns for the American left
Opinion
/ 25 November 2022

A moment of possibility dawns for the American left

For the first time since the 1960s, anti-imperialism is back on the US left’s agenda. South Africa should follow suit

By Imraan Buccus
Biden, Xi meeting in Bali a ‘getting to know you’ icebreaker meeting
Opinion
/ 14 November 2022

Biden, Xi meeting in Bali a ‘getting to know you’ icebreaker meeting

Neither side is willing to push the other and no agreements or concessions are likely to be reached

By Imran Khalid
Trump set to officially launch 2024 comeback bid
Top Six
/ 14 November 2022

Trump set to officially launch 2024 comeback bid

The former president says his announcement will be ‘perhaps the most important speech given in the history of the USA’

By Camille Camdessus
US midterm elections: Will Trump be trumped?
Opinion
/ 10 November 2022

US midterm elections: Will Trump be trumped?

The women’s vote, abortion, the youth vote and concerns about democracy are factors influencing voters

By Philip Machanick
US sanctions four people linked to alleged Isis cell in Durban
National
/ 8 November 2022

US sanctions four people linked to alleged Isis cell in Durban

The alleged cell is apparently led by led by Farhad Hoomer, who was sanctioned by the US in March this year

By Eunice Masson
SA housing market to fall off a hill, not a cliff
Business
/ 8 November 2022

SA housing market to fall off a hill, not a cliff

The market is set to slow as consumers feel higher bond costs but the slump will not be as dramatic as in economies where buoyancy is the rule not the exception

By Sarah Smit
Brazil’s Lula win over Bolsonaro celebrated by the left globally, but beware a right backlash
Opinion
/ 1 November 2022

Brazil’s Lula win over Bolsonaro celebrated by the left globally, but beware a right backlash

A country cannot survive in isolation, particularly given that leaders of rightwing parties have ascended in countries around the world

By Imraan Buccus
Islamic extremists cannot be ‘left to linger’ in Mozambique
National
/ 30 October 2022

Islamic extremists cannot be ‘left to linger’ in Mozambique

Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region has been hit by two insurgent attacks in three days

By Eunice Masson
US warning raises question: How prepared is SA for a terror attack?
National
/ 27 October 2022

US warning raises question: How prepared is SA for a terror attack?

The threat is real, say experts about the warning from the United States about a possible strike in Sandton

By Greg Ardé
Zimbabwe sanctions will stay until it mends its ways, says US
Africa
/ 20 October 2022

Zimbabwe sanctions will stay until it mends its ways, says US

The renewal comes as the Harare government cracks down on members of the opposition and journalists, alongside proposed amendments to laws critics say will stifle the work of NGOs

By Marko Phiri
Democracy is worth defending in the face of multiple attacks from Russia and Iran to North Korea and the US
Opinion
/ 19 October 2022

Democracy is worth defending in the face of multiple attacks from Russia and Iran to North Korea and the US

Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms

By Casper Lӧtter
‘Restitution’ of looted African art continues colonial policies – and much more is at stake
Opinion
/ 19 October 2022

‘Restitution’ of looted African art continues colonial policies – and much more is at stake

It was not only objects that were removed, knowledges — social, political, ecological and epistemological organisation —‚on the continent were destroyed

By Fazil Moradi
Africa can capitalise on China’s ascendancy
Opinion
/ 5 October 2022

Africa can capitalise on China’s ascendancy

China’s economic rise and growing footprint presents an alternative to the West

By Emmanuel Matambo
Reserve Bank will stay tough, even as inflation softens
Business
/ 19 September 2022

Reserve Bank will stay tough, even as inflation softens

Borrowers face another 75 basis point repo rate hike this week, as inflation looks to stay uncomfortably high

By Sarah Smit
Silencing the lambs: John Pilger on how propaganda works
Opinion
/ 15 September 2022

Silencing the lambs: John Pilger on how propaganda works

If we want to avoid seeing the world through an imperial one-way mirror in which “we” are moral and benign and “they” are not, we must extract ourselves from the submissive void and start telling the truth

By John Pilger
Strict gun laws save 30 lives a month in two Colombian cities. Here’s what it can mean for South Africa
National
/ 2 September 2022

Strict gun laws save 30 lives a month in two Colombian cities. Here’s what it can mean for South Africa

A recent spate of killings has reignited the conversation about firearm control. What does the evidence say about the kind of policies that work to prevent gun violence?

By Jesse Copelyn
SA must condemn US provocation of China and Russia
Opinion
/ 24 August 2022

SA must condemn US provocation of China and Russia

Via its institutions the US is pushing a covert agenda to establish Western beachheads in Ukraine, Hong Kong and Taiwan

By Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam
WATCH: Could new abortion rules in the US affect the world’s biggest state HIV fund?
Health
/ 17 August 2022

WATCH: Could new abortion rules in the US affect the world’s biggest state HIV fund?

The US government has appointed the first African head of its Aids fund, Pepfar. John Nkengasong, a Cameroonian virologist

By Bhekisisa Team
It is time to topple the false gods of capitalism
Opinion
/ 15 August 2022

It is time to topple the false gods of capitalism

The market is the pillar of capitalist ideology, yet it is just another human institution invented and reinvented periodically across human history

By Richard D Wolff
Pandor: Blinken did not come to tell SA to choose sides in the Ukraine-Russia war
National
/ 8 August 2022

Pandor: Blinken did not come to tell SA to choose sides in the Ukraine-Russia war

The US secretary of state said that when one country invades another country, sovereignty and independence mattered

By Eunice Masson
Can the US actually defend Taiwan?
Opinion
/ 3 August 2022

Can the US actually defend Taiwan?

China’s President Xi Jinping warned the US that it was ‘playing with fire’ over the speaker of the house of representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

By Michael O E'Hanlon
Reserve Bank greenlights sharpest repo rate hike in almost two decades
Business
/ 21 July 2022

Reserve Bank greenlights sharpest repo rate hike in almost two decades

In a split decision, the bank’s monetary policy committee increased the repo rate, which affects the cost of borrowing, by 75 basis points

By Sarah Smit
Reserve Bank may have helped South Africa avoid a more severe crunch
Business
/ 18 July 2022

Reserve Bank may have helped South Africa avoid a more severe crunch

This is according to some economists, who say the Reserve Bank got ahead of the curve before inflation became entrenched

By Sarah Smit
Relief: Government must guard SA’s poor against inflation’s assault
Business
/ 6 July 2022

Relief: Government must guard SA’s poor against inflation’s assault

It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention

By Sarah Smit
Why Ghana allows US military base on its soil
Opinion
/ 20 June 2022

Why Ghana allows US military base on its soil

The current government is adhering to an old policy of appeasement of Western interests

By Vijay Prashad
Texas death row inmate ‘optimistic’ after 27 years
Article
/ 13 June 2022

Texas death row inmate ‘optimistic’ after 27 years

In 1995, Hank Skinner was sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend and her two adult sons but always maintained his innocence.

By François Picard
OPINION| Americans free to live under the gun. How’s that working out?
Opinion
/ 6 June 2022

OPINION| Americans free to live under the gun. How’s that working out?

Another dreadful school massacre in the US raises the question: Will Americans ever get to grips with the ghastly phenomenon?

By Johann van der Westhuizen
US to send Ukraine precision guided weapons to bolster Ukraine forces in the country
Top Six
/ 1 June 2022

US to send Ukraine precision guided weapons to bolster Ukraine forces in the country

The US is attempting to help Kyiv’s war effort while not being seen as a direct belligerent

By David Stout
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