LETTER FROM THE DM168 EDITOR A cyberattack, a political tantrum and BRICS in the wall — my fave reads in our print edition this week 5 min 0 By Heather Robertson
SANDTON SUMMIT BRICS expansion sees Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and UAE welcomed into the network 2 min 17 By Queenin Masuabi
SANDTON SUMMIT BRICS leaders appear to back economic bloc's expansion, but the devil may be in the details 3 min 2 By Queenin Masuabi
DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE India hits Daily Maverick with malicious cyberattack after report on Modi’s ‘tantrum’ 3 min 18 By Victoria O’Regan
BRICS SUMMIT Tough Love Triangle: While Ramaphosa focused on Xi, Modi threw a tantrum and refused to get off his plane 5 min 49 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS OP-ED South Africa out of step with its BRICS partners on relations with Israel and Palestine 4 min 1 By Steven Gruzd
BRICS SUMMIT OP-ED BRICS leaders should tell Putin at their summit next week that the age of empires is over 5 min 2 By Bohdan Klid
THE DAY IN PICTURES Independence Day celebrations in India, and more from around the world 5 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
FOREIGN POLICY PUZZLE OP-ED To see how a non-aligned foreign policy works, South Africa should look at BRICS partner India 5 min 3 By Laurence Caromba
DIPLOMACY WITH NEW DELHI Ramaphosa persuades India’s Modi to attend BRICS Summit 4 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 3 JULY 2023 Drone hits Danube River port, driving up wheat price; Russian oil products trading above G7 price cap despite sanctions 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
STUMBLING BLOC Indian Prime Minister Modi unlikely to travel to South Africa for BRICS Summit: sources 2 min 2 By Reuters
AFRICA RISING OP-ED Recognising the African Union as a G20 member would add legitimacy to global governance 5 min 0 By Carlos Lopes
TIES THAT BIND Book Review: Drawing parallels between India and Israel – a ‘brilliant’ must-read ahead of BRICS summit 5 min 0 By Zeenat Adam
DIPLOMATIC DILEMMA ANALYSIS Emmanuel Macron’s wish to attend BRICS summit a tricky litmus test for South Africa 5 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE 23 JUNE 2023 Missiles strike bridge between Kherson and Crimea; Zelensky says Russia may sabotage nuclear plant 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
DEAD SPEEDCATS Relocation of African cheetahs to India questioned as 6 reported dead within six months 5 min 0 By Don Pinnock
GEOPOLITICS The new age of authoritarianism, wedded to technological power, portends a rough ride ahead 9 min 4 By J Brooks Spector
NATIONAL VANITY PROJECT? Translocation of SA cheetahs to India — ‘there is going to be a lot of heartache and pain’ 6 min 0 By Don Pinnock
OP-ED The flag and the bulldozer: As India turns 75, it slides deeper into fascism 9 min 1 By Shuddhabrata Sengupta
BLOC SUMMIT BRICS leaders skirt the war in Ukraine, throw shade at Western sanctions against Russia 4 min 2 By Peter Fabricius