BRICS SUMMIT OP-ED BRICS leaders should tell Putin at their summit next week that the age of empires is over 5 min 2 By Bohdan Klid
AERONAUTICAL SECURITY MEASURES South Africa moves to protect airspace ahead of BRICS Summit 2 min 10 By Queenin Masuabi
CHEAT SHEET The BRICS Summit in Johannesburg — everything you need to know 4 min 4 By Victoria O’Regan
REALPOLITIK When you strike at a king, you must kill him — the danger of a wounded leader 6 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED Life after the curious incident of the Lady R ship that did not load weapons in the night 4 min 10 By Phillip van Niekerk
FOREIGN POLICY PUZZLE OP-ED To see how a non-aligned foreign policy works, South Africa should look at BRICS partner India 5 min 3 By Laurence Caromba
By Ismail Lagardien When journalists become stenographers of power and dominant forces 7 min 6 10 August 2023
OP-ED Human rights abuses and anti-democratic disinformation are hallmarks of Wagner, other mercenary groups in Africa 5 min 1 By Shaun Kinnes and Keanen Isaacs
UKRAINE UPDATE: 9 AUGUST 2023 New UK sanctions target Russian defence sector; EU tackles mounting grain crisis 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 AUGUST 2023 Chinese foreign minister reiterates appeal for peace talks; Black Sea drone attacks signal expanding war 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED Lacklustre Russia-Africa summit a vanity boost for Putin but a damp squib for the continent 4 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED A dangerous moment for West Africa as Niger coup fuels escalation of regional jihadist wars 7 min 1 By Phillip van Niekerk
DIPLOMACY WITH NEW DELHI Ramaphosa persuades India’s Modi to attend BRICS Summit 4 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 3 JULY 2023 Drone hits Danube River port, driving up wheat price; Russian oil products trading above G7 price cap despite sanctions 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
COMRADELY SUPPORT Ramaphosa and other African leaders back Putin’s reasons for pulling out of Black Sea Grain Initiative 3 min 42 By Peter Fabricius
By Mia Swart Putin digital presence at BRICS summit comes with risks, critical repercussions for South Africa 3 min 6 2 August 2023
STUMBLING BLOC Indian Prime Minister Modi unlikely to travel to South Africa for BRICS Summit: sources 2 min 2 By Reuters
ANALYSIS Russia-Africa Summit declaration is tantamount to an implicit African endorsement of Putin’s war 4 min 14 By Peter Fabricius
By John Endres Rumours of Agoa’s imminent demise are greatly exaggerated – there is plenty of US goodwill towards SA 3 min 0 31 July 2023
RUSSIA-AFRICA SUMMIT Putin rejects Ramaphosa’s appeal to reinstate Black Sea Grain Initiative 4 min 17 By Peter Fabricius
