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US President Donald Trump said this week that the tariff is meant to address the trade imbalance between South Africa and the US. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/picture alliance)

Fighting fascism means that we cannot not give them an inch

Mass activism and solidarity will help to keep to this dangerous movement spearheaded by Trump in check

ANC removes Obed Bapela from NEC position over his Morocco trip

The party veteran has been ousted after he contradicted the ANC’s position on Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara

Covid hampers were distributed by charities at the Iterileng informal settlement in 2020, but the government failed to respond structurally to the pandemic. (Photo by Marco LONGARI / AFP)

Sona 2022: Tell us what’s happened, Mr President

The president needs to report back to South Africa on what his government has – and hasn’t – achieved since 2018

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Taiwan’s tricky place in the world

As global uncertainty increases, so the Republic of China’s future becomes more uncertain

China’s big economic stick: No Dalai Lama allowed

China’s big economic stick: No Dalai Lama allowed

The Chinese government is increasingly using economic pressure to bully foreign governments into not meeting the Dalai Lama.

SA defends ‘ambivalent’ stance on Syria

SA defends ‘ambivalent’ stance on Syria

President Zuma’s special adviser on foreign relations has defended South Africa’s decision to abstain on a UN resolution on sanctions against Syria.

North Korea warns South it’s ready for war

North Korea said on Thursday it was ready for war with the South, just hours before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was set to arrive in Seoul.

Visas the tip of an iceberg

Nic Dawes, Mandy Rossouw and Ilham Ravoot examine the deepening freeze in relations between South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Iran: Obama must apologise for past bad acts

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Wednesday that President Barack Obama apologise for "crimes" committed by the US against Iran.

A maturing China-Africa relationship

China’s involvement in Africa has elicited strong concern from its neighbours, but also criticism — not only from the West, but from Africa too.