Bhaso Ndzendze Maduro’s no perfect victim — he, too, wanted to invade a less powerful oil-rich nation 4 min 0 14 January 2026
John Stremlau SA and like-minded democracies should urgently advocate for free and fair elections in Venezuela 3 min 0 7 January 2026
FOREIGN POLICY SA political parties divided on US military action in Venezuela 9 min 4 By Victoria O'Regan
BEDLAM CHECKLIST The major news you missed while on the beach over the holidays 5 min 2 By Rebecca Davis
NEW YORK CITY ARRAIGNMENT Ousted Venezuelan President Maduro pleads not guilty to US narcotics charges 5 min 0 By Reuters
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Donald Trump kidnaps the start of the working week 4 min 3 By Stephen Grootes
FOREIGN POLICY TIGHTROPE OP-ED South Africa’s Maduro dilemma — when principles meet pragmatism 5 min 2 By Lyal White
REGIME CHANGE Venezuela’s interim president vows defiance while Maduro detained in New York 5 min 0 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OP-ED Venezuela — it’s time for President Ramaphosa to put democracy back on SA’s global agenda 5 min 3 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
DIPLOMATIC TIES Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro postpones state visit to South Africa 3 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OP-ED Dr Jackal, Mr Hyena and the two faces of ANC politics 4 min 3 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
ISS TODAY Illegal gold trade artery between Mali and Dubai means big business for smugglers 3 min 0 By Abdelkader Abderrahmane
DECLASSIFIED UK Revealed: UK sets up media influencing project in Venezuela amid secretive £750,000 ‘democracy promotion’ programme 9 min 0 By Matt Kennard and John McEvoy
Declassified UK Conservative Party donors and the battle for offshore oil claimed by Venezuela 4 min 0 By Molly Antigone Hall
Declassified UK Revealed: UK Foreign Office has spent nearly half a million pounds in aid setting up anti-government coalition in Venezuela 10 min 0 By Matt Kennard and John McEvoy
Newsdeck U.S. calls for broad Venezuela transitional government, lays out proposal for sanctions relief 3 min 0 By Reuters
OP-ED Countries to watch in 2020, from Chile to Afghanistan: Five essential reads 5 min 0 By Catesby Holmes, International Editor, The Conversation
BUSINESS MAVERICK How to address Venezuela’s crushing debt burden 3 min 0 By Ricardo Hausmann, Alejandro Grisanti and José Ignacio Hernández Ricardo Hausmann, Alejandro Grisanti and José Ignacio Hernández
OP-ED Forgotten history: How democratic Venezuela helped to defeat apartheid 4 min 0 By Edmundo González Urrutia Edmundo González Urrutia
