INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Ramaphosa forced to shrink Putin's world to manage risk to SA's global reputation, Agoa trade privileges 8 min 5 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
MEDUZA ‘Unscrupulous evil’ – as Alexei Navalny faces 20 more years in jail, he urges others to fight Russian authorities 6 min 4 By Alexei Navalny
UKRAINE UPDATE: 21 JULY 2023 Kyiv says ships going to Russian ports are targets; Germany pushes plans for Ukrainian grain exports 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
DIPLOMATIC DILEMMA Revealed: Putin agreed in June not to come to summit, but Ramaphosa had to consult BRICS partners before going public 5 min 16 By Queenin Masuabi and Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 20 JULY 2023 Putin to skip BRICS Summit, resolving SA’s diplomatic dilemma; Finland tells Russia to close its consulate 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ANALYSIS Putin’s no-show at BRICS Summit is good news Ramaphosa desperately needed 5 min 13 By Stephen Grootes
ISS TODAY OP-ED Russia-Africa Summit must prioritise needs of continent while pushing for greater negotiating power 4 min 1 By Priyal Singh and Denys Reva
RAMAPHOSA QUANDARY Putin to stay away from BRICS Summit in Joburg, will send Lavrov instead 2 min 25 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 JULY 2023 Drone attacks after grain deal collapse raise food price fears; arresting Putin would be declaration of war, says Ramaphosa 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP Independent panel completes investigation into Lady R’s Simon’s Town sojourn 3 min 30 By Victoria O’Regan
ICC WARRANT OF ARREST Arresting Putin risks engaging in war with Russia, President Ramaphosa warns on national security 3 min 71 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 18 JULY 2023 Russia pulls plug on grain export deal; Putin vows to retaliate after drone attacks on Crimea bridge 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR The underground Russian resistance to Putin’s propaganda on war in Ukraine, according to activist Alexander Cherkasov 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 JULY 2023 Putin downplays Kyiv’s counteroffensive efforts; Crimean city ‘repels air and sea drones’ 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Zuma in Russia for ‘health reasons’, and his trip is ‘not a secret’, his foundation says 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 JULY 2023 US defence chief has ‘no doubt’ Kyiv will join Nato; Biden says Russia cannot sustain years of war 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
CULTURAL COOPERATION WAR Ukrainian association protests against staging of Swan Lake in South Africa by Russian ballet company 4 min 3 By Jim Mohlala
REFLECTION It's exciting to return to the magical, buzzing city that is Kyiv — bombs and all 7 min 2 By Ronnie Apteker
UKRAINE UPDATE: 13 JULY 2023 Zelensky calls Nato summit 'a meaningful success'; Nordic countries to support G7 security commitments 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 12 JULY 2023 Zelensky slams Nato over membership bid resistance; France to supply Kyiv with long-range missiles 8 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 11 JULY 2023 Zelensky to court Nato at summit in Lithuania; Canada to double number of troops in Latvia 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
