Russia Ukraine Conflict
latest news & developments
No Vlad, too bad, so sad: Putin pulls out of Brics summit
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen will still have the chance to arrest Putin – virtually
Brics summit to go ahead without Vladimir Putin
Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will lead Moscow’s delegation instead of the Russian president
St Jacob, patron of truck burners
And of Belarus, for representing that country in Zimbabwe by offering carbon credits from a Russian forest in Siberia
Frontrunner for ANCYL leadership post embraces Ukraine sanctions
Khulekani Skhosana says the sanctions are a ‘medal of honour’
No G7, no Phala Phala, no problem
No buffalo on the menu at South Africa/Namibia gala dinner
Prelude to an apocalyptic, dystopian scenario: Russia’s war on Ukraine
Will the West be able to summon the fortitude to oppose Tsar Putin?
Human rights dealt a blow by 2022
New and ongoing conflicts and rise of authoritarianism undermine vision for universal human rights
Government has not compromised South Africa by not choosing sides in Russia/Ukraine war, Modise insists
Defence minister justifies her visit to Moscow amid war in Ukraine
Study shows sanctions are crippling Russia’s economy
Researchers at Yale University say the Russian economy is suffering massive damage due to Western sanctions but Moscow is downplaying the effects
Unemployment rate retreats to 34.5%
But forecasters are expecting the jobless rate to stay elevated, as load-shedding and inflation take their toll
Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow
South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going
South Africans should not ‘take sides’ in Ukraine invasion, DIRCO tells parliament
South Africa has taken a China-like stance of “quiet diplomacy” on the Russian war on Ukraine, urging citizens not to “take sides”, the deputy minister of International Relations…
Asian markets fall and oil extends rally as Ukraine war rages
The crisis comes just as uncertainty was rising owing to surging prices caused by a spike in demand for oil, tight supplies and pandemic-induced supply chain snarls, among other…
Kremlin says sanctions on Putin would be ‘destructive’
“Politically, it’s not painful, it’s destructive,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, after US President Joe Biden threatened personal measures against the Russian…
Russia is not Putin, as he would have citizens and the world believe
The president would everyone believe Russia is a democracy but his army occupies regions and opposition parties are suppressed