The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development is accelerating oversight of large road projects in Togo, Madagascar and Nigeria as Gulf states expand strategic infrastructure investments…
Calls to boycott Dis-Chem are intensifying after major shareholder Mark Saltzman attacked journalist Redi Tlhabi over Gaza on social media. The confrontation has sparked wider…
The project is expected to complement the existing oil pipeline of 1.8 million barrels a day to meet global demand
The internationally recognised film reconstructs the final hours of Palestinian child Hind Rajab in Gaza, will screen in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town this May
The US-Israel war on Iran is sending shockwaves through global energy, food and financial systems, exposing deep structural vulnerabilities in the world economy, according to the…
What began in April 2023 as a power struggle between the leaders of the SAF and RSF has evolved into widespread abuses, generating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with…
Almost immediately after the vote, critics in Ghana and beyond have argued that Africans, having participated in the slave trade, cannot frame it as the gravest crime against…
The South African government has navigated this period remarkably well. It has not capitulated to any of the stronger blocs, whilst retaining its dignity and independent views
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the ceasefire would apply “everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere”, positioning Islamabad as the central diplomatic…
As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
Israel has passed a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, codifying practices previously carried out extrajudicially. With conviction rates in military courts…
The US-Israel war on Iran is disrupting oil trade, pushing up petrol prices and raising concerns over the growing use of religion to justify war
Christians being treated as cows to be milked is not an insult. It is an observation. The monetisation of fear, blessing, prophecy, oil, water, soil and access has turned pulpits…
As Easter approaches, access to Jerusalem’s holy sites reveals the politics of occupation, not a clash of faiths
Although global instability may temporarily redirect travel flows, the real opportunity lies not in benefiting from conflict elsewhere but in ensuring that South Africa becomes a…
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…
The department of mineral and petroleum resources has encouraged members of the public to continue purchasing fuel as usual and to rely on government communication for accurate…
It is easier to start wars than to end them
As Israel submits its legal response to the ICJ, South Africa weighs its next move in the landmark genocide case amid ongoing civilian casualties in Palestine
An interconnected world has rendered us interdependent but also vulnerable to shock across economic geographies, forcing distinct national responses
