IMF WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA’s embrace of global pariah Russia could have serious foreign direct investment consequences 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
ENGINE FAILURE No cars, no jobs – Chinese auto industry venture in Gqeberha shows little activity seven years after launch 1 min 15 By Max Matavire
GEOPOLITICS ‘From the edge of the sky to the ends of the earth’ – China’s ever-expanding reach 9 min 9 By J Brooks Spector
BURIED PLANS Why has Limpopo dumped its biodiversity protection plan into a dark hole? 6 min 0 By Tony Carnie
CLIMATE TIES OP-ED Leveraging green panda bonds for Africa’s energy transition 6 min 0 By Mandira Bagwandeen
FIGHTING DISINFORMATION OP-ED Media capture and information laundering – China and Russia’s propaganda assault on Africa 5 min 6 By Herman Wasserman
WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine urges UN meeting on Putin’s atomic weapons plan for Belarus 2 min 0 By Bloomberg
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: The Putin and Xi bromance is likely to end in tears 5 min 5 By Tim Cohen
ZANU-PF RECHARGE ANALYSIS Zimbabwe is counting on lucrative lithium as a US sanction-buster 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
THE DAY IN PICTURES In Images: Bold prints and looks at Lakme fashion week in Mumbai 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
DOOMED WILDLIFE Horrific cruelty – legal trade and lack of protection are decimating South Africa’s primates 8 min 1 By Don Pinnock
INTERVIEW Finland’s evolution is again being shaped by its menacing neighbour, Russia 6 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
DIGITAL NOMAD’S NOTEBOOK Coffee and cake, sweets and matchboxes on the wintry Finnish election campaign trail 5 min 0 By Marianne Merten
UKRAINE UPDATE: 27 FEBRUARY 2023 Saudi foreign minister makes surprise Kyiv visit; Russia faces ‘eternal struggle’ with West— Putin 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
MARITIME DRILL FALLOUT US Congress mulls resolution to oppose SA’s naval exercise with Russia and China 3 min 10 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 22 FEBRUARY 2023 Putin halts nuclear pact; Biden says war in Europe ‘will never be a victory for Russia’ 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
OPERATION PANGOLIN (PART ONE) The Sting: Meet the men and women risking their lives to save pangolin from being trafficked through a global criminal network 11 min 2 By Shiraaz Mohamed
WAR GAMES FALLOUT Cape Town mayor says ‘voetsek’ to docked Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov 3 min 11 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED African Union financial independence key to forging stronger international partnerships 3 min 0 By ISS PSC Report staff
MARITIME DRILL FALLOUT Western diplomats raise alarm on South Africa-Russia-China joint naval exercise during anniversary of Ukraine invasion 8 min 31 By Peter Fabricius
