President Cyril Ramaphosa said the uncertainty of the new trading regime had already harmed the country’s economy
It carries lessons for the ANC in what happens when liberation movements fail to renew themselves, when leaders refuse to step aside and corruption goes unchecked
This excerpt is from the recently published book, The Black Atlantic’s Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism and Reparations (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2024)
The Brazilian president initially said there was “no way” Vladimir Putin would be arrested at the Rio event in 2024
Partnering with questionable regimes appears to run against the grain of our political and economic interests
The US acting deputy secretary of state said the US dollar was a driver of ‘global good’
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the United States should not support a war and rather promote peace
Resisting Western influence and retaining our autonomy must be essential components of our international agenda
Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the invasions as a “fascist” attack
The architects of our own Lula Moment in 2007 are silent as the Wenzenists call for the return of Da Zuma
The far-right president has not spoken publicly or on his beloved social media accounts since the result was announced, raising fears over how he will react, after months of…
Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections on 2 October. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will ramifications…
After 580 days in solitary confinement, Brazil’s former president vows to oppose the country’s ultra-rightwing government
Bolsonaro’s resounding win in Sunday’s run-off put an emphatic end to the electoral dominance of the Workers’ Party
The new model brings together fake social care, exacerbated nationalism and a compensatory pro-business approach
If Jair Bolsonaro gets more than 50% of the vote to lead the field of 13 candidates, he will win the presidency outright
Whoever ends up as president will be at the helm of the world’s 8th-biggest economy, an oil producer and major energy consumer
Despite a plea from the UN, the country’s court ruled that Lula da Silva can’t run in the presidential elections
Despite being behind bars, Lula leads the voting intentions of a third of the electorate, according to polls
Blighted by a series of political scandals, the country’s hard-won democracy is on the skids
