US ad campaign to market a fictional genocide to Afrikaners
Beyond the bluster, SA-US ties remain resilient
SA-US diplomatic spat lacks all sense of proportion
South Africa must consider the cost of its choices
South Africa pushes back against Trump's aggression
Domestic policies should trump misguided foreign solidarity
Rob Rose and Zukile Majova are joined by Patrick Smith from Africa Confidential
Namibia’s investment surge and offshore oil prospects are redefining its relationship with South Africa and global investors
The US military says it has completed 11 nights of strikes on Iran, as attacks overshadow diplomacy
South Africa’s diplomatic decay, the PIC scandal, Julius Malema and election politics take centre stage in the first video episode of ‘Sharp Sharp’
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni channelled the totalitarian leaders of Orwell’s ‘1984’ at a recent event, where ‘doublespeak’ was the order of the day
The gathering of the Brics foreign ministers in New Delhi last week was an exercise in irrelevance
Trump’s historic visit to China saw the US president offer platitudes while Xi took a hard line on Taiwan, warning that differences could lead to conflict
China has kept Iran’s economy afloat and used its diplomatic power to push for peace. But it’s also hedging its bets
Diplomats are trying to arrange new talks between the US and Iran as tensions over Strait of Hormuz rise
By backing Iran and ignoring other violations of international law, South Africa risks losing the moral authority that once defined its diplomacy
South Africa’s unity government must use the Iran war to forge a pragmatic foreign policy that protects jobs, trade and credibility over ideology
South Africa’s selective outrage is two-faced: loud at the UN on the US, silent on African strongmen. Pretoria keeps gambling with its credibility
The president has said that US dominance in the western hemisphere will never be questioned again. It’s a move that’s unnerved the country’s allies
Despite Trump’s boycott, US business chiefs have turned up in numbers for the G20’s business streams