ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Fuel price hike will add to consumer pain in August, but the good news is inflation is abating 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Confidential document reveals SA fears that Agoa trade pact status is under threat 6 min 15 By Queenin Masuabi
RUSSIA-SA RELATIONS OP-ED Courtus interruptus? Don’t be fooled, Putin’s absence from SA may only be temporary 4 min 10 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Ramaphosa forced to shrink Putin's world to manage risk to SA's global reputation, Agoa trade privileges 8 min 5 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
ISS TODAY OP-ED SA narrowly avoids economic catastrophe as Putin takes Pretoria’s ‘get out of jail free’ card 4 min 1 By Ronak Gopaldas and Menzi Ndhlovu
DIPLOMATIC DILEMMA Revealed: Putin agreed in June not to come to summit, but Ramaphosa had to consult BRICS partners before going public 5 min 16 By Queenin Masuabi and Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 20 JULY 2023 Putin to skip BRICS Summit, resolving SA’s diplomatic dilemma; Finland tells Russia to close its consulate 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ANALYSIS Putin’s no-show at BRICS Summit is good news Ramaphosa desperately needed 5 min 13 By Stephen Grootes
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: What really made Vladimir Putin change his mind on BRICS Summit? 4 min 10 By Unknown Author
RAMAPHOSA QUANDARY Putin to stay away from BRICS Summit in Joburg, will send Lavrov instead 2 min 25 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 JULY 2023 Drone attacks after grain deal collapse raise food price fears; arresting Putin would be declaration of war, says Ramaphosa 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS ANALYSIS How to protect SA’s access to Agoa — but not the Mashatile way 8 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
STUMBLING BLOC South Africa stands firm it will host BRICS Summit despite Putin arrest warrant conundrum 2 min 3 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Ramaphosa gets bad vibes from Putin — but European leaders stream into SA 5 min 18 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE Peace mission commences - Ramaphosa and African leaders to meet Zelensky then Putin 4 min 6 By Queenin Masuabi and Peter Fabricius
KNIFE-EDGE GEOPOLITICS Warning shot fired — top US congressmen urge Biden to move Agoa forum away from SA 5 min 39 By Peter Fabricius
BRICS CONUNDRUM Ramaphosa calls Putin after crunch Cabinet meeting and ahead of Africa-led peace mission 2 min 19 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 JUNE 2023 Kyiv troops advance in Bakhmut; Kakhovka dam destruction ‘a war crime’, say allies 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE Ukrainian foreign minister welcomes African peace initiative — and spells out two immutable principles 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING BRICS countries show signs of division over potential for expanding membership 3 min 10 By Peter Fabricius
