Natale Labia Washington’s Middle East gamble may deepen its own decline while reinforcing Beijing’s rise 5 min 0 31 March 2026
READERS’ QUESTIONS Motives, death tolls and the SA impact — Your questions on the Iran war answered 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O'Regan
US MIDTERMS ANALYSIS The Iranian election and what it means for Trump’s Republicans 8 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
THE READINESS REPORT Watch – Redi Tlhabi has advice for America’s new ambassador to South Africa 1 min 3 By Redi Tlhabi
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS US intervenes to defend Israel in SA's genocide case at the ICJ 7 min 4 By Victoria O'Regan
ANALYSIS Iran’s probable ‘withdrawal’ from 2026 World Cup opens up a legal minefield for Fifa 6 min 4 By Craig Ray
HOMECOMING TREND Thousands of expats returning to SA, challenging claims of white persecution 4 min 2 By Reuters
ISS TODAY Trump’s African health strategy sparks concern over extraction and corporate advantage 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS South Africans urged to use ‘limited’ flights to flee Middle East conflict 6 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan and Peter Fabricius
THE INTERVIEW ‘It’s about law, not politics’ — SA’s Dirco boss on US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliation 10 min 27 By Victoria O'Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Three more strikes aimed at Iran after US, Israeli assault kills supreme leader 6 min 1 By Reuters
Robert Kigongo Africa’s turn to move as Washington and Beijing dominate the geopolitical chessboard 3 min 1 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 Eliott 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
