THE READINESS REPORT Sanctions? Not so fast — Redi Tlhabi on what the US bill really means for South Africa 1 min 1 By Redi Tlhabi
CELLPHONE GIANT UNDER FIRE MTN hits back at US congresswoman’s accusations of complicity in terror financing 3 min 8 By Lindsey Schutters
VIDEO Watch – Here's what these anti-South African US politicians have in common 1 min 3 By Rebecca Davis
INTERVIEW AfriForum's Kallie Kriel — there are land grabs in SA, not major land confiscations 5 min 14 By Ferial Haffajee
TRADE TIES ANALYSIS Donald Trump’s second presidency starting shortly presents a major challenge to SA 7 min 41 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 JULY 2024 US and Israel must stand together, Netanyahu tells Congress; Israeli Cabinet member endorses Trump 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
CONTROVERSIAL APPEARANCE Protests and boycotts — Israel’s Netanyahu addresses US Congress 4 min 2 By Reuters
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING ‘Shirley’ ticks every box, but Regina King’s performance is simply stupendous 3 min 0 By Chuma Nontsele
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS PHOTO ESSAY World leaders scramble as Gaza conflict worsens 4 min 1 By Kyra Wilkinson
CONGRESS CHAOS Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House speaker by Republican dissidents in historic vote 3 min 0 By Billy House and Erik Wasson, Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 2 OCTOBER 2023 Five grain ships head for Black Sea ports; US aid for Kyiv hits a hurdle after Senate omits funding 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP UAE’s role in Lady R saga doesn’t make sense, say experts as questions over arms imports continue 8 min 7 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O’Regan
STATE OF AMERICA It’s a politically sizzling summer for the US on domestic and foreign policy, geopolitics and a presidential race 9 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
GEOPOLITICS Biden administration shares concerns of US Congress over SA’s perceived support for Russia 4 min 13 By Peter Fabricius
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES US, EU politicians call for removal of designated COP28 president, tougher rules on fossil fuel lobbyists 3 min 1 By Ethan van Diemen
REALITY CHECK Ramaphosa delegation in the US to persuade Washington not to drop SA’s trade benefits 4 min 55 By Peter Fabricius
US POLITICS Regardless of which way the pendulum swings, the upcoming American midterm elections will be a real nail-biter 8 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
WAR IN EUROPE South Africa’s relations with US ‘not under duress’ over Ukraine, says American ambassador 5 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
COVID PROBE CALL OP-ED A call for an independent inquiry into the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus 10 min 0 By Neil Harrison and Jeffrey Sachs
