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South Africa in the world order. Rawpixel/Currency collage

How South Africa can win in the new world order  

Hint: it will require more diplomatic hard work and a shift in allegiances away from the Brics towards the G20 bloc

South African politics in 2026. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Local polls, the GNU and Trump shocks: politics in 2026

Local government elections, a DA electoral conference, the all-important annual budget and global headwinds. Here’s your political year ahead

Joburg heart. Rawpixel/Currency collage.

Joburg’s centre cannot hold. And yet it does

Joburg is the city that just keeps on carrying on, despite odds that are definitely not in its favour

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Africa at the G20: presence achieved, power deferred

Much of the focus on the recent G20 has been on whether it was a success for South Africa. But what of the continent?

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Now the party is over, who washes the G20 dishes? 

The G20 event was marked most by US and Chinese absentia. These absences send a message – that South Africa is ignorable, despite the pomp.

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Clubs vs big tents: turning global disruption into African advantage

The symbolism of the US boycott of the G20 might sting, but the opportunity is still there for the continent, if we know where to look

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Like it or not, Trump, America is at the G20 

Despite Trump’s boycott, US business chiefs have turned up in numbers for the G20’s business streams

Week ahead

The week ahead: all systems go for the G20

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

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Parity not charity: what Africa wants

With the G20 headed to Joburg this month, it’s Africa’s opportunity to push for fairer finance

Week ahead

The week ahead: is South Africa ready for the G20?

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

Week ahead

The week ahead: De Lille in the hot seat

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

Viola Davis’ G20. Picture: Supplied

G20 and Havoc – skop, skiet, donder… and deep confusion

Two new action-packed streamer films bring bullets, body counts and a whole lot of cinematic chaos.

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Call in the diplomatic SWAT team

South Africa’s high-stakes diplomatic gamble: can a delegation to the US defuse tensions?

US President Donald Trump. Picture: Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Fear and tariffs at the G20

Donald Trump threw a grenade into South Africa’s first meeting of the G20 finance ministers, with a threat of 25% tariffs for Europe