IJHUB/THE NEWSHAWKS Villagers cry foul as global giant exploits lithium in Zimbabwe 13 min 1 By Owen Gagare
TMZ ROW US Anti-Doping Agency wants probe into Chinese swimming scandal, welcomes Wada lawsuit threat 5 min 1 By Reuters
WORLD DISORDER OP-ED It’s time to rethink the chimera of the ‘Global South’ 6 min 18 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
GLOBAL ORGANISED CRIME Meth hidden in mats from SA linked to Chinese million-dollar money laundering gang in Australia 5 min 1 By Caryn Dolley
ENTRY DENIED Motsoaledi should be held accountable for visa fiasco, not encouraging job creation — Fedhasa 5 min 9 By Georgina Crouth
SOUTH AFRICA / UNITED STATES Bill that calls for full review of US relations with SA crosses first hurdle in US Congress 3 min 76 By Peter Fabricius
POLITICS OF PROPAGANDA Africa the target of a surging disinformation tsunami, mainly generated by Russia 4 min 31 By Peter Fabricius
BEYOND THE ECHO CHAMBERS SA, India and Brazil foreign policy experts urge Germany and the West to hear them on Ukraine, China 8 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY INTERVIEW (PART TWO) Moeletsi Mbeki urges SA’s post-election government to cut its costs in half 5 min 4 By Chris Makhaye
PLATINUM GROUP METALS On the sly, Chinese chemists have eroded SA’s PGM industry 4 min 14 By Ed Stoddard
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT North Korean forced labour programme condemns workers to beatings, sexual abuse in Chinese seafood factories 23 min 1 By Ian Urbina
2024 ELECTIONS Land, jobs and energy dominate as EFF launches its manifesto ahead of polls 5 min 4 By Queenin Masuabi
GEOPOLITICAL FUTILITIES OP-ED African leaders’ obsession with Africa+1 summits is symptomatic of a dysfunctional worldview 5 min 0 By Babatunde Fagbayibo
POULTRY INDUSTRY Walking the talk — SA company bags deal to export chicken feet to China 3 min 2 By Georgina Crouth
ISS TODAY OP-ED India rise towards superpower status a beacon of moral and developmental hope for Africa 5 min 0 By Ronak Gopaldas
CONTINENTAL SHIFT OP-ED Empower Africa’s youth to create jobs, growth and peace 4 min 2 By Chido Munyati
IN PICTURES Mexican clowns join annual pilgrimage to the Virgin of Guadalupe, and more from around the world 5 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
AUTHORITARIAN DRIFT OP-ED Autocrats rule, OK? It’s time to badmouth the ANC’s pivot away from democracy 4 min 55 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE WHO seeks clarity on clusters of respiratory illnesses, pneumonia among children in northern China 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT (PART 6) Forced Uyghur labour lurks in shadows of China’s seafood industry — enabled by US appetites 10 min 1 By Ian Urbina