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Africa has a gift the world still needs
The demographic case is equally striking. More than 60% of Africans are under 25. By 2050, one in three people aged 15 to 24 anywhere on Earth will be African. A continent this…
Africa must rise, for good
Our simple argument is that the Second Scramble for Africa shouldn’t happen on our watch when we have so much at our disposal to avert this age-old plunder. It is a shameful…
South Africa’s dangerous drift away from sovereignty and nationhood
Transnational commitments are celebrated, while attachment to the nation‑state is treated with suspicion
Brics, the GNU and the erasure of African consciousness
The judiciary and legal academy entrenched the same exclusion. They protected the existing order through property law, constitutional abstraction and procedural sanctity. They…
US/Israel war against International Law
The assassination of Khamenei was another blatant violation of international law. It was also part of a broader strategy to eliminate moderate leaders, whose absence is then used…
From the US-led rules-based order to multipolar international law
Recently, Canada’s PM Mark Carney declared the end of the rules-based order. It was an outstanding speech. Yet, US unilateralism first soared in the 1980s. The rest of the West…
UPDATED – US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, offering hope to countries such as South Africa
The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August
Very bad things happening in the US
The emphasis on might and control risks further weakening America’s position as a dependable global partner in diplomatic settings
The Caracas Rupture bleeds world order
This is not diplomacy; it is an eviction notice served by Delta Force
Of flags, flowers, fashion and flashlights
Johannesburg not only hosted a successful G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first to take place on African soil, but also delivered an impressive and memorable global event.
Behind Kleinfontein and other illegally established residential areas
Kleinfontein is just one of about 17 other illegally established housing developments in Tshwane
Controversial US Ambassador Reuben Brigety resigns ahead of Trump’s assumption of power
Reuben Brigety’s resignation comes amid uncertainty over trade relations under the incoming US administration
China, US set to hold fresh talks on trade disputes
China has raised ‘serious concerns’ over Washington’s trade curbs on Chinese businesses
South Africa considers taking action against Polish embassy
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence
UPDATE: Poland prevents Ukrainian bound South African delegation from disembarking for hours
South African journalists and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security were stuck in Poland despite the president having earlier met Poland’s leader