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The former general secretary of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav, has called on South Africans of Indian descent to strengthen interaction with those in their ancestral country. (@indiainjoburg/X)

Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav urges Indian South Africans to deepen ties with world’s largest emerging economy

The India politician is on a Global South tour to spread a message of diasporans blending loyalty to their birthplace with pride in their ancestral homeland

Minister Ronald Lamola and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting  at Table Bay Hotel on November 05, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting focused on strengthening relations between South Africa and the UK. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

South Africa is eager to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says minister Lamola

The international relations minister pressed the point after talks with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.

South African Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, Ronald Lamola (R) and Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha (L) during a media briefing after political consultations to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries on 28 October 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa.  Minister Andrii  Sybiha has been on a six-day tour of four countries in the Middle East and Africa. (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Ukraine ready for peace talks with Russia, foreign minister says

Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv needed international support to shift Putin from his demand that Ukraine surrender

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other leaders and representatives pose for a group photo of the Outreach BRICS Plus format meeting participants during the BRICS Leader’s Summit, October 24 2024, in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Dancing on eggshells or Brics?

South Africa is not drifting away from its non-aligned stance

BRICS summit – a Kremlin trap for Guterres

The UN Secretary General’s presence is a demonstration of contempt for the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Then Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of South Africa Ronald Lamola speaks to press members after the hearing of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ronald Lamola’s appointment signals continuity in South Africa’s foreign policy

The new minister needs to involve young people as he sets out to cement the country’s position as a vocal advocate for human rights and international justice

Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
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Putin skipped Brics summit to avoid ‘political show’

The Russian leader is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, a provision that South Africa as an ICC member would be expected to implement if he were to…

The 15th Brics summit, which was hosted in South Africa, was met with a decreased market index, moving from 3,816.83 on the 21 August to 3,792.01 on 22 August, which also happened to be the actual starting day of the Brics summit. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Despite e-focus, Brics has no effect on stock markets

Much of the enthusiasm for a new financial order might well be misaligned

Late last week, the Social Policy Initiative released a statement revealing that it had called on Ramaphosa to urgently host an inclusive debate on South Africa’s macroeconomic priorities in the wake of recent media coverage. (Emmanuel DUNAND / POOL / AFP)

Ramaphosa’s silence on Brics serial human rights violators is shameful

It is a dishonest evasion to excuse the horrors of the Iranian regime on the grounds that some of its Western accusers have a tainted human rights record

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Modi: Defence cooperation an important pillar in India-Africa relations

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that he believes his country should share expertise and knowledge with the Africa continent in defence manufacturing, research and…

This week’s G20 summit in Johannesburg will bring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to our shores.(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

EXCLUSIVE: AU will be part of G20 during my presidency, says Narendra Modi

In a wide ranging interview with the Mail & Guardian, the Indian prime minister placed great importance on Africa’s position in geopolitics

Tension rising: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the Brics Summit at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 24 August. Photo: OJ Koloti/Gallo Images

Brics: Global south is flexing its muscles

After moving past the Putin will-he-won’t-he brouhaha, we can focus on the great impact Brics can have on member countries and the world

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

China still a big target for South Africa, even as its economy shrinks — Patel

The minister of trade and industry said South Africa will keep an eye on superpower’s slowing growth, given its effect on the global economy

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (David Harrison/M&G)

Godongwana: Too early for SA to discuss Swift alternative and de-dollarisation

The country’s trade is skewed towards the West, the finance minister said ahead of the Brics summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi’s visit and the evolving China-South Africa partnership

The two countries have a mutually beneficial future in mind at the Brics summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been unequivocal that India’s status as a powerhouse should be measured by its economy and ability to lift Indians out of poverty, a functionality of its state institutions and its military’s efforts in curbing terrorism and protecting the people. (Agency/Ria Novosti via Getty Images)

How India moved to being a leading power in Brics and the world

The rapidly growing economy is commanding more and more influence

Russian President, Vladimir Putin speaks during the virtually held 12th BRICS summit in Moscow, Russia on November 17, 2020. (Photo by Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Brics: A new world order? Five things you should know

Critical of the greenback’s predominance in world trade, one of their goals is to free themselves from the dollar

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

Brics countries collaborate to confront climate crisis

A forum held this week, ahead of the next month’s Brics summit, focused on the development of partnerships to build resilient cities

File photo: Presidents Vladimir Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa

Transformation of South Africa’s foreign policy through Brics – why Putin tips the scales

With geopolitical tensions rising, whether the Russian president himself finally decides to stay at home or not, all eyes will be on Ramaphosa in the coming weeks

France’s President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: Supplied

Macron should not attend the Brics summit

Brics member states should solve their problems for themselves and by themselves, without interference from the West