UKRAINE UPDATE: 23 JANUARY 2025 Trump threatens Moscow with tariffs if peace deal not reached; Russia poses security threat - EU’s Kallas 5 min 3 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 22 JANUARY 2025 Zelensky calls for security safeguard of 200,000 peacekeepers; US will work to end Russia’s war on Kyiv - Rubio 6 min 2 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 21 JANUARY 2025 Zelensky hails chance for a just peace as Trump assumes power; Putin ‘open to dialogue’ with new US administration 5 min 0 By Reuters
WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine says Zelensky will visit South Africa, but no formal invite yet 5 min 1 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O’Regan
ISS TODAY OP-ED The Trump threat — how worried should South Africa be? 5 min 11 By Ronak Gopaldas and Priyal Singh
UKRAINE UPDATE: 20 JANUARY 2025 Russian forces capture two more Donetsk settlements; Moscow unleashes deadly drone and missile strikes 5 min 3 By Reuters
GEOPOLITICS OP-ED Between white lies and true intentions: Unpacking what global leaders say about Africa 11 min 1 By Terence McNamee and Moky Makura
UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 JANUARY 2025 Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent backs stronger sanctions on Russia; UK’s Starmer signs 100-year pact with Kyiv 6 min 2 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 JANUARY 2025 Russia and Kyiv swap 25 POWs each; US imposes round of ‘Trump-proof’ sanctions on Moscow 6 min 0 By Reuters
ANOTHER BRIC IN THE WALL Surprise accession by Indonesia to BRICS boosts economy and credibility of bloc 4 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 15 JANUARY 2025 Moscow vows retaliation after Kyiv's massive missile and drone attack; EU to propose ban on Russian aluminium imports 9 min 2 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 JANUARY 2025 Zelensky challenges Slovakia’s Fico: ‘Come to Kyiv’; Ten EU countries call for ban on imports of Russian gas 9 min 2 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 13 JANUARY 2025 Zelensky calls on allies to honour arms supply promises; Russian shelling of Kherson leaves thousands without power 5 min 1 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OP-ED Why Africa should dismiss Moscow’s 'homelands' — and their moochers 5 min 2 By Oleksandr Merezhko and Greg Mills
TRADE TIES ANALYSIS Donald Trump’s second presidency starting shortly presents a major challenge to SA 7 min 44 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 10 JANUARY 2025 Biden eyes new Moscow sanctions before Trump era begins; Russia ‘dropped over 51,000 guided bombs since start of war’ 7 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 9 JANUARY 2025 Russian guided bomb attack kills 13 in Zaporizhzhia; Kyiv hits oil depot deep in Russia 5 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 JANUARY 2025 Kyiv forces carry out ‘new offensive’ in Kursk; Austria’s OMV to supply Romanian gas to Germany 6 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 JANUARY 2025 Kyiv needs ‘realistic’ stance on territorial issues - Macron; Russian drone attack on passenger bus kills one 7 min 0 By Reuters
