UKRAINE UPDATE: 3 APRIL 2023 Blinken, Lavrov speak about detained US reporter; Russia ‘boosting production of ammunition’ 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
TONGUE IN CHEEK Message for the Moegoe from Moscow: SA takes a stand against global tsotsis 4 min 3 By Mr Styles
ISS TODAY OP-ED Small modular reactors could reduce Africa’s energy deficit but cost and risk remain elements of concern 4 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine latest: Blinken condemns Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 31 MARCH 2023 Turkey approves Finland’s Nato membership; Blinken condemns Russia’s detention of US reporter 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ICC WARRANT Putin’s scheduled visit to South Africa could herald another Bashir debacle 7 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 30 MARCH 2023 Yellen makes case for aid to Kyiv in US Congress; Zelensky ‘still waiting’ to talk to Xi 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ATHLETICS MINEFIELD IOC issues proposals for Russian athletes’ return to competitions — but few are happy 5 min 1 By Karolos Grohmann
UKRAINE UPDATE: 29 MARCH 2023 Kyiv wants sanctions on Russian nuclear sector; Zelensky visits liberated towns in Sumy region 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED Breaking down the BRIC wall and remedying the historical dissent stalling SA-US relations 4 min 3 By Priyal Singh for ISS TODAY
UKRAINE UPDATE: 28 MARCH 2023 Zelensky’s government calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting; Hungary to vote on Finland’s bid to join Nato 3 min 1 By Bloomberg
FIGHTING DISINFORMATION OP-ED Media capture and information laundering – China and Russia’s propaganda assault on Africa 5 min 6 By Herman Wasserman
UKRAINE UPDATE: 27 MARCH 2023 EU says Russia’s nuclear plan threatens European security; head of UN’s atomic energy agency to visit Zaporizhzhia 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 24 MARCH 2023 Slovakia transfers first MiG-29 jets to Kyiv; Wagner chief Prigozhin is preparing to 'scale back’ operations 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 23 MARCH 2023 Zelensky visits troops near besieged Bakhmut; Russia says its gold stash grew during war 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: The Putin and Xi bromance is likely to end in tears 5 min 5 By Tim Cohen
GEOPOLITICS OP-ED The ICC would expect SA to arrest Vladimir Putin if he sets foot in the country, but would that be fair and just? 5 min 20 By Anton Katz
WAR IN EUROPE US to fast-track delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine as Russia ups the pressure 2 min 0 By Bloomberg