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The relationship between Washington and Pretoria has hit a serious wall, and the pressure is only building. Over the past months, the United States has rolled out a sequence of punishing measures against South Africa — slashing aid to HIV…
A room on the 22nd floor. A forced window. A body found below. For months, those details haunted the story of Nathi Mthethwa’s death in Paris — and now, French authorities have officially closed the book. South Africa’s Justice Minister…
Washington Turns Up the Heat South Africa’s political class just got a serious wake-up call from Washington. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the United States will restrict visas for any South African politician, official, or…
Africa is in the room. The question now is whether Africa gets to speak — and whether anyone with real power is actually listening. As India takes the helm of BRICS in 2026, a sharper debate is breaking out among…
A Gathering That Changes Everything The 18th BRICS Summit, now underway in New Delhi under India’s 2026 chairship, is not just another diplomatic photo opportunity — it is a high-stakes geopolitical experiment playing out in real time, and its outcomes…
Two Decades On, BRICS Pushes for a New World Balance Twenty years after its founding meeting in September 2006, the BRICS grouping — now comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several newly admitted members — stands at a…
A War Crime Hidden in Plain Sight? Chlorine donated to save lives may have been used to end them. That is the explosive allegation now sitting at the centre of one of Africa’s most devastating ongoing conflicts — and the…
Since September 2021, the United Arab Emirates has been on an extraordinary deal-making spree. Through its Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) programme, the Gulf state has signed 38 trade agreements with economies across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Of…
A Nation at a Crossroads Zambia is living through one of the most consequential moments in its post-independence political history, and the world — including Africa’s younger generations — needs to pay close attention. The central thesis is straightforward: the…
On the morning of July 17, 2026, the skyline of Shanghai framed something more than a technology summit. Standing before heads of state and international delegates on the banks of the Huangpu River, Chinese President Xi Jinping did not simply…
