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President Cyril Ramaphosa with twenty new Heads of Mission-designate. Photo: Marion Smith

A moment of diplomacy and global connection

The presentation of credentials is a cornerstone of diplomatic protocol, symbolising mutual recognition and the formal commencement of an ambassador’s duties

Forward looking: Alibaba Group aims to have its global data centres
running entirely on clean energy by 2030. Photo: Alibaba Group

The Global South’s new AI architects

The rise of Chinese AI is not just a story of national success; it is a story of how China is capturing the “means of development” for the entire world. By providing efficient,…

A vigil remembering journalists killed in Palestine held at St.Georges Cathedral in Cape Town on 28 January 2024. Photo by Leanne Brady

The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism

The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza

Israel’s impunity in its actions against people in Gaza and other Occupied Territories, its neighbours and now Iran is an attack on international law.

Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice

South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do

President Cyril Ramaphosa is one of three leaders who has warned of collapse unless international law is enforced. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo Images

Ramaphosa and co in the crosshairs of pro-Israel lobbyists

Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has attracted blowback from the right

A healthcare worker acknowledges a boy during a COVID-19 vaccination outreach program on September 08, 2021 in Kampung Lok Urai, a remote village at Gaya Island outskirt of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Malaysia’s vaccination efforts have started to reach the country’s remote islands such as Gaya Island, off the coast of eastern Sabah state, which is located in Borneo. Better known for their white sand beaches and pristine waters, which were major attractions for divers and tourists before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the vaccination of populations in remote locations in Eastern Malaysia has been gathering pace as officials reach far-flung islands not often visited by teams of health workers. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)

As CoronaVac trials kick off children talk about their views on Covid-19 vaccinations

Children from the age of six months to 17 years will take part in vaccine trials

A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry an oxygen tank inside a temporary ward dedicated to the treatment of possible Covid-19 patients at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria on January 11, 2021. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP)

After India: The countries on the brink of another Covid oxygen crisis

The need for medical oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries has more than doubled in the past two months, and many of these countries faced oxygen…

Empty courts in Singapore means justice is being dealt with virtually.

Singapore slammed for ‘cruel’ Zoom death sentence

Zoom has become popular during virus lockdowns worldwide for everything from virtual school classes to business meetings — but Human Rights Watch criticised its use to mete out…

(Yifan Ding/Getty Images)

The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 81 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world. Here are the places that…

The minimum lifetime cost to South Africa of the plastic produced in 2019 is a staggering R885,34-billion. (Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)

Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste

Plastic imports to Malaysia have tripled since 2016, to 870 000 tonnes last year, official data showed

Some questioned the wisdom of trying to develop a flying vehicle in Malaysia with the national car industry already facing problems. (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)

Malaysia’s flying car plan jets into controversy

The prototype of the vehicle, which uses local technology, will be unveiled later this year

Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah walking after a meeting in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Getty Images)

Sports-loving sultan picked as Malaysian king after shock abdication

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was elected as the new king during a special meeting of Malaysia’s royalty

Sultan Nazrin Shah of northern Perak state is the acting king, as he is the current deputy and performed Muhammad V’s duties after he went on medical leave at the start of November. (Faris Hadziq/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)

New Malaysian king to be picked this month after shock abdication

The king stepped aside on Sunday following intense speculation about his future

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V is the first monarch to have renounced the throne. (Faris Hadziq/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)

Malaysia’s king abdicates in historic first

Sultan Muhammad V’s decision marks the first time a king has abdicated in the country since it gained independence from Britain in 1957

(Edgar Su/Reuters)

Former Malaysian PM Najib arrested over huge graft probe

​Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on Tuesday according to a security source

Socialism on the streets: Metalworkers’ union Numsa during a recent march to Parliament in Cape Town.

China’s activity on reclaimed reef threatens to raise regional tensions

Beijing has been turning reefs and islets into islands and installing military facilities such as runways and equipment on them

Malaysia PM Razak faces $700m question

Najib Razak has refused to answer questions about vast sums of money paid into his personal bank accounts, in the country’s biggest political scandal.

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was found guilty of sodomy

Malaysian opposition leader sentenced to five years for sodomy

While Anwar Ibrahim’s conviction has been widely seen as politically motivated, the court said there was "overwhelming evidence" he sodomised an aide.

Ukraine rebels hand over Malaysian plane’s black boxes

Ukrainian territory separatist leader Aleksander Borodai has given the black boxes of the plane that downed in the area to Malaysian authorities.

Crisis meeting called over Malaysia Airlines crash

A special Permanent Council meeting is taking place over the Malaysia Airlines disaster, which has rekindled thoughts of the missing MH370.