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These are the children the United States left to die in Mozambique

SPOTLIGHT & GROUNDUP

These are the children the United States left to die in Mozambique

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight and GroundUp

Israel-USA war on Iran – A multitude of cats set among an infinity of pigeons

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ANALYSIS

Israel-USA war on Iran – A multitude of cats set among an infinity of pigeons

By J Brooks Spector

How SA features in the web of ‘most-wanted’ Uruguayan narcotrafficking accused Sebastian Marset

GLOBAL ORGANISED CRIME

How SA features in the web of ‘most-wanted’ Uruguayan narcotrafficking accused Sebastian Marset

By Caryn Dolley

SA must seize opportunity of tectonic global shifts to remodel its economy

ECONOMIC CROSSROADS OP-ED

SA must seize opportunity of tectonic global shifts to remodel its economy

By Mills Soko

Restructuring global health - WHO faces major challenges as foreign aid reductions take toll

FILLING THE VOID OP-ED

Restructuring global health - WHO faces major challenges as foreign aid reductions take toll

By Mitchell Wolfe, Nahid Bhadelia and Wilmot James

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 additional HIV infections in SA by 2028 – study

SPOTLIGHT

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 additional HIV infections in SA by 2028 – study

By Jesse Copelyn

Heavy blow — Trump tariffs to hit problem-riddled Eastern Cape hard

TRADE WAR

Heavy blow — Trump tariffs to hit problem-riddled Eastern Cape hard

By Estelle Ellis

The capital problem Africa won’t talk about that America solved a long time ago

STIFLED POTENTIAL

The capital problem Africa won’t talk about that America solved a long time ago

By Dudley Baylis

Gold price surge can’t heat up SA outlook after US cold shoulder

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Gold price surge can’t heat up SA outlook after US cold shoulder

By Lindsey Schutters

With Agoa uncertain, SA faces its biggest trade test yet

GOING, GOING … GONE?

With Agoa uncertain, SA faces its biggest trade test yet

By Yeshiel Panchia

How Agoa non-renewal threatens South African citrus industry and US consumers

TRADE TENSIONS OP-ED

How Agoa non-renewal threatens South African citrus industry and US consumers

By Gerrit van der Merwe

A lifeline in freefall: Inaction could cost a million lives over 10 years if Pepfar disappears

HIV-AIDS OP-ED

A lifeline in freefall: Inaction could cost a million lives over 10 years if Pepfar disappears

By Tian Johnson, Fatima Hassan and Sibongile Tshabalala

DRC to join peace talks with Rwandan-backed M23 rebels; US expels SA ambassador

AFRICA IN FOCUS: 16 MARCH 2025

DRC to join peace talks with Rwandan-backed M23 rebels; US expels SA ambassador

By Reuters

‘Persona non grata’ – US expels SA ambassador Ebrahim Rasool from Washington

TRUMP 2.0

‘Persona non grata’ – US expels SA ambassador Ebrahim Rasool from Washington

By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O’Regan

SA's ties with Iran — and the high price of the ANC’s revolutionary nostalgia

ISS TODAY OP-ED

SA's ties with Iran — and the high price of the ANC’s revolutionary nostalgia

By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY

The Global Fund will roll out the twice-yearly anti-HIV jab — with or without Pepfar

BHEKISISA

The Global Fund will roll out the twice-yearly anti-HIV jab — with or without Pepfar

By Ida Jooste

Consequences of US HIV/Aids funding withdrawal will be dire

HEALTH SECURITY OP-ED

Consequences of US HIV/Aids funding withdrawal will be dire

By Wilmot James, Stephanie Psaki and Glenda Gray

Acting US ambassador to attend high-level G20 meeting in Joburg in Rubio’s absence

TRUMP 2.0

Acting US ambassador to attend high-level G20 meeting in Joburg in Rubio’s absence

By Victoria O’Regan

Apartheid’s Stratcom agents viewed influential US Trump ally Edwin Feulner ‘as source of advice’

BENEATH TRUMP 2.0

Apartheid’s Stratcom agents viewed influential US Trump ally Edwin Feulner ‘as source of advice’

By Caryn Dolley

How the loss of Agoa could hit South Africa’s citrus exports

CROP UNDER SIEGE

How the loss of Agoa could hit South Africa’s citrus exports

By Yeshiel Panchia

Billionaire bros banter

CARTOON

Billionaire bros banter

By Rico