UKRAINE INVASION Russia reports fierce fighting while African peace mission leaves empty-handed 3 min 2 By Reuters
WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine peace deal cannot reward Russia the aggressor, cautions French foreign minister 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Punching below our diplomatic weight - why SA foreign policy fails on Ukraine 7 min 11 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
ANALYSIS With friends like these — Ramaphosa likely to face intense scrutiny after chaotic ‘peace mission’ 5 min 40 By Stephen Grootes
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION Why was Ramaphosa’s security detail grounded in Poland - pro-Russia perceptions, or underprepared securocrats? 3 min 81 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 JUNE 2023 Kyiv’s troops make small advances; Putin rebuffs African leaders’ peace initiative 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION Ramaphosa meets Putin and presents 10-point plan to end war between Ukraine and Russia 5 min 7 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 JUNE 2023 Kakhovka dam destruction redraws battlefield map; Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 15 JUNE 2023 Kyiv reports counteroffensive ‘partial success’; Belarus hints at already receiving Russian nuclear bombs 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
45TH ANTARCTIC TREATY CONSULTATIVE MEETING Helsinki heatpocrisy: Overlooked Russian oil/gas hunt exposes chinks in Antarctic climate declaration 13 min 0 By Unknown Author
WAR IN EUROPE Russia considering quitting Ukraine safe-corridor crop deal, says Putin 1 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 JUNE 2023 US announces another $325m in military assistance; Nato chief says counteroffensive ‘gaining momentum’ 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
GEOPOLITICS Biden administration shares concerns of US Congress over SA’s perceived support for Russia 4 min 13 By Peter Fabricius
KNIFE-EDGE GEOPOLITICS Warning shot fired — top US congressmen urge Biden to move Agoa forum away from SA 5 min 39 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 13 JUNE 2023 France, Germany and Poland back Kyiv’s counteroffensive; Cuban PM in Moscow to deepen ties 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
PWC ANNUAL REVIEW King Coal still rules as a top revenue earner for global mining companies 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
UKRAINE UPDATE: 12 JUNE 2023 Kyiv forces reportedly recapture Donetsk village; Wagner chief says his mercenaries won’t sign ministry contracts 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Message to the African peace mission: Ukraine shares a history with Africa on the struggle for liberation 4 min 16 By Oleksandr Merezhko and Greg Mills
STRESSES OF WAR Sierra Leone leader hopes Ramaphosa and other African leaders can broker peace in Ukraine 4 min 0 By Bloomberg