BOMBARDMENT TRAGEDY Russian shelling kills seven, including a baby, in Ukraine’s Kherson region 2 min 0 By Reuters
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS ANALYSIS SA-Russia trade is minuscule even among BRICS members 4 min 10 By Ed Stoddard
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 AUGUST 2023 Kyiv’s troops make ‘tactical advances’; Russia fires at cargo ship in Black Sea 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED Extra BRICS members should be about more than the ‘West versus the Rest’ 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 11 AUGUST 2023 Navy designates temporary Black Sea routes amid threat; Russia shoots down drones bound for Moscow 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine welcomes SA’s contribution to its peace initiative after Jeddah talks 7 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
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
UKRAINE UPDATE: 10 AUGUST 2023 Massive Rostec plant blast outside Moscow injures dozens; Russia to boost army near Europe after Nato expansion 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 9 AUGUST 2023 New UK sanctions target Russian defence sector; EU tackles mounting grain crisis 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
INTERIM RESULTS Nedbank leery of loan default risks despite higher interest rates hauling in the bacon 2 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
AGOA KNIFE EDGE ‘Aggressive push’ to expel US ambassador from SA as government data shows no weapons exports to Russia 4 min 28 By Ed Stoddard
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 AUGUST 2023 Chinese foreign minister reiterates appeal for peace talks; Black Sea drone attacks signal expanding war 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Iran's president will probably attend BRICS Summit, says SA’s Pandor 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED ‘I am sorry for the dogs’ — in the ruins of Ukraine’s Kherson, humanity still shines through 8 min 0 By Greg Mills and David Kilcullen
UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 AUGUST 2023 Peace plan talks end in Saudi Arabia without concrete steps; Russia launches waves of missiles 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED Lacklustre Russia-Africa summit a vanity boost for Putin but a damp squib for the continent 4 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED A dangerous moment for West Africa as Niger coup fuels escalation of regional jihadist wars 7 min 1 By Phillip van Niekerk
UKRAINE UPDATE: 4 AUGUST 2023 EU to impose more sanctions on Belarus; Russia signals cheaper grain exports to ‘friendly' countries 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
DIPLOMACY WITH NEW DELHI Ramaphosa persuades India’s Modi to attend BRICS Summit 4 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE Russia strikes Ukraine's Danube port, sending global grain prices higher 3 min 0 By Reuters
