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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80

Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure against Russia after renewed attacks on Kyiv

The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin during his joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on  September 4, 2023, in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images

Lula backtracks on Putin’s safety at next year’s G20

The Brazilian president initially said there was “no way” Vladimir Putin would be arrested at the Rio event in 2024

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Russia-Ukraine: Why South Africa will not jump into bed with the West

Anyone still waiting for Pretoria to launch a social media projectile at Moscow is sorely disillusioned

Xi Jinping, China’s president, speaks at the West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Photo: Getty Images

Xi Jinping’s radioactive friend

Instead of weakening the United States and bolstering China’s geopolitical standing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accomplished the exact opposite. As China’s president…

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop speaks during the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Turkish Grand National Assembly / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Non-Aligned Movement should support the liberation war in Ukraine

Sanctions are not the answer: Sending well-armed soldiers to evict Russian forces is

Switch on: President Cyril Ramaphosa must act to end blackouts so the government can concentrate on growing the economy and creating jobs. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Eskom’s dalliance with blackouts down to the “hubris” of Ramaphosa’s ANC

Capital markets are no longer falling over themselves to fund our electricity generation, but South Africa’s leaders should have acted with urgency years ago

An aerial view taken on May 3, 2022 the destroyed Hotel Ukraine in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Russia’s withdrawal from Chernigiv after a month-long assault left behind a devastated city that Ukraine will needs massive foreign aid, and many years of work, to restore. (Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Russia’s war divides and scars the world

Russia’s war on Ukraine has disrupted the economies of countries but, unlike previous crises, this time there is no G7 to rebalance the global economic order

Sanctions: The processing plant at the Salym Petroleum Development oil fields in Russia. Countries have restricted the import of Russian oil and gas. Photo: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The West has got its Russia sanctions wrong

Restricting supplies from the West would be effective – and it should not have expropriated goods that Russia legitimately acquired

Despite its status as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster, the international community has largely failed to respond in a meaningful way to the carnage. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin’s war in Ukraine enriches some Africans

Miners of rare metals will score but the soaring oil price will result in various cost-of-living increases

If holding a gun to a nation’s head may be justified on the grounds of avoiding human death and suffering, where was their gun when the Rohingyas were murdered and fled from their homes in Myanmar or when a US drone killed Afghan civilians? (Photo by Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)

Putin orders nuclear alert as Ukraine fiercely resists Russian invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that his nuclear forces were on alert sparked outcry in the West as the invading troops faced stiff resistance on Monday. The UN…

Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony.

World Cup kicks off in Russia

The World Cup kicks off in Russia Thursday as the host nation take on Saudi Arabia in front of 80 000 people in Moscow.

The data generated an incredible 4 000 or more data points on each US voter

US-Russia relations in deep freeze?

The spike in Washington-Moscow tensions over Syria dominated the two countries’ bilateral discussion on Wednesday.

On the anniversary of his rise to power

Human Rights Watch: Putin’s war on civil society

On the anniversary of his rise to power, Human Rights Watch laments Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on non-governmental organisations in Russia.

The law

Russia: Putin cracks down on cigarette smoking

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia.

Opposition protesters listen to speakers during a protest rally in Moscow on September 15.

Anti-Putin protesters show their strength

Tens of thousands marched though Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule and show their protest movement remains strong.

Snow in Jozi

Weekend 101: Putin and Pussy Riots

Snow in Jozi, our swimmers bringing the gold home, Zumaville and more: Get up to date with this week’s talking points with Nickolaus Bauer.

Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy

Russia’s next president Dmitry Medvedev pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin’s policies on Monday after a big election win that critics said was stage-managed to let the outgoing…