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Given the latest shifts in international diplomacy—most visibly shaped and constrained by enduring US hegemony—it is increasingly difficult to take the discipline of International Relations (IR) at face value

Navigating the US-China trade war won’t be smooth sailing for South Africa

The country needs to develop a new strategy as both punitive tariffs from and genial relations with giants leave it vulnerable

Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas.

Jonas can overcome past criticism of Trump, says international relations ministry

The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences

South Africa is the only African country in China’s top 30 agricultural suppliers, ranked 28 in 2023.

Brazilian and Argentinian farmers are winning in the trade war

Given China’s efforts to diversify its agricultural suppliers, South Africa must strengthen agricultural trade between the two countries.

US President Donald Trump (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump to snub November G20 summit in SA, again citing so-called persecution of whites

The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all…

United States President, Donald Trump. (@WhiteHouse/X)

Trump announces 30% reciprocal tariffs for SA imports

The United States president said ‘some bad things’ are happening in the country

Brics countries have expressed commitment to collaborate on confronting global warming, with rapid urbanisation in the five member countries.

What’s in it for the ‘friends of Brics’?

A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice

No new coal: Unemployed men such as Bonginkosi Mhlanga scrape a living from abandoned mine shafts. Analysts warn that commodity prices, which have over the years sometimes papered over South Africa’s economic woes, will not keep the country going forever. (Emmanuel Croset/AFP)

Commodities ‘bail out’ South African economy, but chronic structural woes remain

The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn

Standard procedure: China’s flag flies in front of the New York Stock Exchange before Alibaba’s initial public offering.

NYSE scraps plan to delist China telecom firms

No detailed reason was given for the sudden reversal, which the exchange said came after “further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities”.

Former United States President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ costs US exporters and consumers

Now that the US president has imposed heavy costs on farmers, consumers and the overall economy, Americans are probably growing quite tired