GEOPOLITICAL SHIFTS OP-ED Africa’s opportunity in Trump’s transactional world lies in new alliances beyond Washington 6 min 0 By Danie Nortjé
Thato Mmereki The age of the sovereign venture capitalist has arrived, and SA is exposed 6 min 0 6 February 2026
ISS Today Why US intervention in Venezuela set off alarm bells across Africa 4 min 0 By Paul-Simon Handy
Wandile Sihlobo BRICS members are moving along on trade matters, leaving SA behind 3 min 1 25 January 2026
SEA OF TROUBLES OP-ED Testing the waters — the maritime dilemma SA faces as an emerging middle power 5 min 1 By Lisa Otto and Yu-Shan Wu
GUNSHIP DIPLOMACY Trump escalates threats to take Greenland after mixed global response to Venezuela 8 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
RE-ENGINEERING FINANCE Gold is token reserve in BRICS de-dollarisation push 4 min 0 By Lindsey Schutters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS SA breaks ranks with BRICS to vote for UN resolution demanding Russia return abducted Ukrainian kids 5 min 9 By Peter Fabricius
Omphemetse S Sibanda As Trump slaps 30% tariffs on SA, Africa’s trade reckoning has arrived 6 min 0 11 August 2025
Denise Van Huyssteen Lessons for SA from Brazil in balancing incoming investment with local industrial development 5 min 1 10 August 2025
Themba Dlamini We cannot whine about America’s grip while feeding the dysfunction that makes us dependent 5 min 0 6 August 2025
Mcebisi Jonas As the global economy rebalances away from a historic Western core, SA must act strategically 10 min 15 29 July 2025
Lisa Otto With Mcebisi Jonas in limbo, SA is dangerously exposed to false US narratives 4 min 0 28 July 2025
William Gumede SA must take drastic action to avert US tariffs deadline and unblock investment 5 min 0 28 July 2025
Lisa Otto Afrikaner ‘refugees’ in US will neither be welcomed as martyrs nor fast-tracked to privilege 4 min 7 14 May 2025
Noluthando Qwelani Africa must shift from bystander to active strategic actor in the global trade war 4 min 0 7 May 2025
Ziyad Motala America’s internal crisis – The dangers of denial and the illusion of tariffs 4 min 0 15 April 2025
Bhaso Ndzendze Middle East is a key focus of Ramaphosa’s foreign policy, more than any other region 5 min 0 1 April 2025
Azwimpheleli Langalanga South Africa must make itself an indispensable pole in a multipolar world 6 min 0 18 March 2025
Jon Foster-Pedley We live in an increasingly multipolar world and need to globalise our education 5 min 0 5 March 2025
Busani Ngcaweni Of black and white swans: Key driving forces shaping global futures in 2025 4 min 0 28 February 2025
