Robert Kigongo Africa’s turn to move as Washington and Beijing dominate the geopolitical chessboard 3 min 0 13 February 2026
Ronnie Apteker Letter from Kyiv: Exhausted but unbroken after four years of full-scale war 7 min 2 11 February 2026
Hector Elliott As its rivals self-destruct, China is quietly tightening its grip on the future 6 min 2 9 February 2026
Azu Ishiekwene Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have gone rogue – now Trump is rubbing salt in the subregion’s wound 4 min 0 7 February 2026
Thato Mmereki The age of the sovereign venture capitalist has arrived, and SA is exposed 6 min 0 6 February 2026
Wandile Sihlobo Agoa extension offers relief to agricultural sector, but US tariffs still bite 3 min 0 5 February 2026
CENTRAL CASTING Five things to know about Kevin Warsh, nominee for next Fed chairperson 4 min 0 By Reuters
ISS Today Why US intervention in Venezuela set off alarm bells across Africa 4 min 0 By Paul-Simon Handy
Pieter du Plessis Wrestling fakery, costumes of righteousness and the myth of international rules 5 min 1 28 January 2026
Inge Herbert South Africa must decarbonise and diversify to save its vital German trade 4 min 0 28 January 2026
US ANALYSIS With midterms looming, Trump softens stance on ICE brutality after second killing 7 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
Redi Tlhabi Davos hangovers, the US withdrawal from WHO and the quiet unravelling of global health 3 min 0 25 January 2026
Wandile Sihlobo SA’s Davos trade pitch highlights export growth and economic reforms 3 min 0 23 January 2026
Natale Labia Alliances in crisis as Davos confronts Israelification of American power and end of the liberal order 5 min 6 20 January 2026
NAVAL-GAZING Motshekga orders inquiry into why Ramaphosa’s orders to withdraw Iranian warships from exercise weren’t obeyed 6 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
US-SA RELATIONS ANALYSIS Why South Africa shouldn’t reject US Ambassador-designate Bozell’s credentials 6 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
THE READINESS REPORT The Donroe Times: Redi Tlhabi and Tony Karon on America’s return to gunboat diplomacy 1 min 0 By Redi Tlhabi
FOREIGN POLICY SA political parties divided on US military action in Venezuela 9 min 4 By Victoria O'Regan
Ziyad Motala When farce meets applause — the Venezuela spectacle and authoritarian longing in SA politics 5 min 6 6 January 2026
