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
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
UKRAINE UPDATE: 2 JULY 2023 Russia shoots down drones over Moscow; Zelensky reinforces plea for long-range missiles 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 1 AUGUST 2023 Russia’s deadly missile strike on Zelensky’s hometown; Lithuania warns of provocations from Wagner in Belarus 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
ANALYSIS Russia-Africa Summit declaration is tantamount to an implicit African endorsement of Putin’s war 4 min 14 By Peter Fabricius
AFRICA RISING OP-ED Recognising the African Union as a G20 member would add legitimacy to global governance 5 min 0 By Carlos Lopes
UKRAINE UPDATE: 31 JULY 2023 Drones strike Moscow towers; Saudi Arabia set to host peace effort 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Russia’s renewed economic weaponisation of food and the 13,000 sanctions on the Motherland 4 min 0 By Sharon Wood
UKRAINE UPDATE: 28 JULY 2023 Kyiv steps up counteroffensive in south; Putin rewards African allies with promise of free grain 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 27 JULY 2023 Nato-Ukraine council to discuss Black Sea ports; troops make ‘tactically significant’ gains in counteroffensive 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS OP-ED Global grain supplies are ample, but we must watch India and Russia 4 min 0 By Wandile Sihlobo
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Powerful US senator Jim Risch tables legislation to scuttle SA’s hosting of Agoa forum 6 min 19 By Peter Fabricius
TRAINSPOTTER STFU: How the Russian/SA modern love affair explains a media blackout 6 min 73 By Richard Poplak
