WAR IN EUROPE Peace hopes dented as Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence 3 min 0 By Reuters
WAR IN EUROPE US and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal but Donbas remains unresolved, says Trump 4 min 0 By Reuters
Terence McNamee An epic act of national self-harm: Letting South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ story die 18 min 6 26 December 2025
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2025 The dying empire and its teetering Death Star — and why whoever comes after Trump will be worse 3 min 3 By Richard Poplak
ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING Markets in 2026 will be forced to face the liquidity delusion 4 min 0 By Natale Labia
BUSINESS REFLECTION Crossed Wires: The House of Trump – how to monetise conflicts of interest 5 min 0 By Steven Boykey Sidley
ANGRY AUTOPILOT Fast-talking Trump rages and rants, but the big speech is thick on claims and thin on policy 6 min 5 By J Brooks Spector
INCLUSIVE RHETORIC, EXCLUSIVE REALITY Fifa cuts some 2026 World Cup ticket prices after backlash, but access concerns remain 5 min 1 By Yanga Sibembe
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED The Empire state of mind — Africa has seen this movie before 5 min 3 By Phillip van Niekerk
TRADE TENSIONS US House committee to take up Africa trade bill, but South Africa risks exclusion 2 min 0 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Trump’s National Security Strategy insults Europe and largely neglects Africa 8 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY A triumph on paper, a battle ahead as SA’s Africa-driven G20 faces US pushback 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY
Terence McNamee What is to be done? It’s time for SA to ditch its failed approach to Washington 6 min 7 4 December 2025
Busani Ngcaweni Glitter and grit as SA balances pride and paradox while hosting first African G20 summit 6 min 0 4 December 2025
TRADE & INVESTMENT South Africa will take a ‘break’ from G20 under Trump, presidency says 2 min 0 By Reuters
ANALYSIS Trump’s ‘false’ farm killings and the politics lurking around SA’s crime stats 8 min 2 By Caryn Dolley
G20 FAMILY MEETING Trump’s fresh white genocide claims are ‘blatant misinformation’ — Ramaphosa 5 min 18 By Victoria O'Regan
GROUP OF 20 SA looks beyond US G20 presidency as Trump moves to block participation 5 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan and Peter Fabricius
G20 SUMMIT Sorry we missed you, President Trump, but maybe it was for the best 8 min 5 By J Brooks Spector
