UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 MAY 2023 Heavy fighting around Bakhmut shifts lines of control; Kyiv shoots down 18 Russian missiles 3 min 2 By Bloomberg
ANC AND RUSSIA ANALYSIS Russia drama spells out why SA needs more eyes on political funding 4 min 3 By Rebecca Davis
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Russia and South Africa — countries out of time 4 min 3 By Unknown Author
WAR IN EUROPE Ramaphosa set to join African mission to broker peace talks between Ukraine, Russia 3 min 40 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 MAY 2023 US to impose sanctions to curb Iran’s supply of drones to Russia; Sunak backs coalition to send fighter jets 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM A painful price to pay — what’s really at stake in the US-SA-Russia squabble 10 min 11 By J Brooks Spector
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Eight reasons why it’s in Africa’s interests to support Ukraine 6 min 2 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM ANC's Mbalula smooths over Lady R diplomatic rift between SA and US 3 min 2 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 15 MAY 2023 Kyiv’s forces retake more positions near Bakhmut; Zelensky meets European leaders 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
DISINFORMATION TRAINSPOTTER: The Eleventh Baby — the unmaking of South African reality 9 min 66 By Richard Poplak
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM Ukraine President Zelensky warns Ramaphosa against selling arms to Russia 3 min 10 By Peter Fabricius
Letter From The DM168 Editor President Cyril Ramaphosa's Gun-Spree South Africa turns New Dawn into darkest night 3 min 6 By Heather Robertson
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM Explainer: What we know about the explosive Russian ship scandal so far 5 min 35 By Rebecca Davis
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM SA set to démarche US ambassador on bombshell Russian ammunition accusations 3 min 9 By Victoria O’Regan
UKRAINE UPDATE: 13 MAY, 2023 US says South Africa supplied arms to Russia; UK provides multiple cruise missiles 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
COMRADES IN ARMS Pro-Russia hawks in ANC likely to push back against US after ambassador’s outburst 3 min 91 By Ferial Haffajee
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM US ambassador lashes out at ANC government for ‘providing arms and ammunition to Russia’ 5 min 24 By Victoria O’Regan and Peter Fabricius
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED Welcome to the new New World Order — don’t put all your BRICS in one basket 5 min 4 By Phillip van Niekerk
DIRCO BUDGET Pandor and DA clash in Parliament on hypocrisy, implied democracy and human rights deficit in BRICS 3 min 23 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 11 MAY 2023 Black Sea grain deal talks start in Istanbul; Kyiv says Russian forces have retreated near Bakhmut 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
