Natale Labia Trump's seizure of Venezuela signals a shift from a rules-based order to open imperialism 4 min 0 6 January 2026
WORLD ANALYSIS Reading the tea leaves for 2026 shows a world on the edge of disruption 9 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
GEOPOLITICS SANDF confirms SA will host joint naval exercise with BRICS-Plus states next month 7 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE US and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal but Donbas remains unresolved, says Trump 4 min 0 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS SA breaks ranks with BRICS to vote for UN resolution demanding Russia return abducted Ukrainian kids 5 min 9 By Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN AFFAIRS SA likely to support UN General Assembly resolution demanding Russia return abducted Ukrainian children 5 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
DOGS OF WAR SAfm presenter and four others in the dock over alleged Russia mercenaries recruitment plot 5 min 5 By Victoria O’Regan
EXPLAINER Can SA prosecute the 17 men who say they were duped into war in Ukraine? 6 min 3 By Victoria O'Regan
PEACE PLAN CONTROVERSY US peace plan for Ukraine ‘riddled with flaws’ — Norwegian PM 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley How the US and South Africa could use the G20 to plot a path forward 3 min 1 21 November 2025
G20 SUMMIT US makes clear it will oppose a G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration 4 min 11 By Peter Fabricius
GROUP OF 20 ANALYSIS As leaders pull out of the G20, who can capitalise on the opportunity? 5 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
IN PICTURES First Russian anthropomorphic robot ‘AIDOL’ presented in Moscow falls, and more from around the world 6 min 0 By Daily Maverick Photo Team
AGE OF THE AUTOCRAT OP-ED Why the Jacob Zuma and Ibrahim Traoré handshake is a warning sign for SA democracy 10 min 2 By Kyle Findlay
VIDEO Watch – A global ‘anti-woke’ campaign, SA included, is pushing to strip women of their rights 1 min 7 By Rebecca Davis
ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS How shadowy Russian and US groups are pouring billions into the systematic destruction of women’s rights globally 9 min 12 By Rebecca Davis
POLAR POLITICS Antarctica’s 'first political prisoner' - Russia jails Ukrainian biologist for posing a ‘threat’ to oil ambitions 7 min 0 By Tiara Walters
THE SEA & THE SOUL Ukrainian polar captain: ‘I come from a family of seamen and long for Noosfera to return to my homeland’ 6 min 0 By Tiara Walters
