Sipho Mthathi Thank you, Cuba, for the 60 years they’ve been trying to make us forget 11 min 7 26 March 2026
Abel Sithole The US is killing Cuba softly while the international community keeps mum 4 min 1 26 March 2026
ANALYSIS US’s ‘forced labour’ investigation is more bad Trump tariff medicine for ailing SA exports 7 min 2 By Victoria O'Regan and Lindsey Schutters
Natale Labia SA will not be spared as Middle East crisis pushes markets to breaking point 4 min 3 24 March 2026
ANALYSIS The economic fallout of the Iran war is sure to far outlast the fighting 5 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
TRUMPED UP REALITY Maga dreams to ICE reality as Viljoens flip US script — with Trump’s ‘help’ 5 min 10 By Caryn Dolley
US MIDTERMS ANALYSIS The Iranian election and what it means for Trump’s Republicans 8 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
DASHED AMERICAN DREAM Viljoen scandal — Peet in notorious US ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, Melany in another ICE centre 5 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
LESSONS OF WAR Deluded and defective: The leadership failings of Trump, Netanyahu, Khamenei and Putin 6 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
ANALYSIS Iran’s probable ‘withdrawal’ from 2026 World Cup opens up a legal minefield for Fifa 6 min 4 By Craig Ray
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Religious extremism and oil — the toxic mix roiling world markets 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
DASHED AMERICAN DREAM The Viljoens — from ‘Real Housewives fame’ in SA to US ‘shoplifting’ bubbly 6 min 6 By Caryn Dolley
Redi Tlhabi Tips for Bozell: A geopolitical survival guide from Mzansi for US ambassador to SA 4 min 10 12 March 2026
FOREIGN AFFAIRS New spat brews with US after SA rebukes Ambassador Bozell for ‘undiplomatic remarks’ 7 min 25 By Victoria O'Regan
HOMECOMING TREND Thousands of expats returning to SA, challenging claims of white persecution 4 min 2 By Reuters
ISS TODAY Trump’s African health strategy sparks concern over extraction and corporate advantage 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY