ST PETERSBURG SNUB Poor turnout of African leaders expected at Putin’s summit 4 min 18 By Peter Fabricius
ST PETERSBURG ANALYSIS Russia-Africa summit will be largely a West-bashing exercise 8 min 9 By Peter Fabricius
DOGS OF WAR Wagner Group mercenaries ‘preparing to take new road to Africa’ after aborted mutiny in Russia 8 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
RUSSIA-SA RELATIONS OP-ED Courtus interruptus? Don’t be fooled, Putin’s absence from SA may only be temporary 4 min 10 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
By Atilla Kisla Should ‘threat of war’ justify non-compliance with Rome Statute? Unanswered questions from Putin arrest furore 4 min 0 24 July 2023
ACCREDITATION FLIP-FLOP Access denied — Daily Maverick barred from Russia-Africa Summit after journalist accreditation revoked 3 min 28 By Victoria O’Regan
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Ramaphosa forced to shrink Putin's world to manage risk to SA's global reputation, Agoa trade privileges 8 min 5 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
ISS TODAY OP-ED SA narrowly avoids economic catastrophe as Putin takes Pretoria’s ‘get out of jail free’ card 4 min 1 By Ronak Gopaldas and Menzi Ndhlovu
DIPLOMATIC DILEMMA Revealed: Putin agreed in June not to come to summit, but Ramaphosa had to consult BRICS partners before going public 5 min 16 By Queenin Masuabi and Peter Fabricius
ANALYSIS Putin’s no-show at BRICS Summit is good news Ramaphosa desperately needed 5 min 13 By Stephen Grootes
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: What really made Vladimir Putin change his mind on BRICS Summit? 4 min 10 By Unknown Author
RAMAPHOSA QUANDARY Putin to stay away from BRICS Summit in Joburg, will send Lavrov instead 2 min 25 By Queenin Masuabi
ICC WARRANT OF ARREST Arresting Putin risks engaging in war with Russia, President Ramaphosa warns on national security 3 min 72 By Queenin Masuabi
BRICS POLITICAL PARTIES DIALOGUE OP-ED BRICS building towards an end to unipolarity and north-south development divides that disempower nations 6 min 3 By Paul Mashatile
By Marianne Thamm Leading men with gun and goon parades versus pragmatic women leading unflinchingly with bicycles 4 min 7 10 July 2023
By Hamilton Wende I was beaten up in a homophobic hate crime – how does one combat bigotry and brutality? 8 min 6 9 July 2023
By Nadira Omarjee ‘Normal’ is not an option — and only the youth possess the world-view for the future 3 min 1 8 July 2023
By Marianne Thamm Continental drift – while the world implodes around us, European politicians are popping up in South Africa 4 min 0 4 July 2023
KREMLIN ANALYSIS After Prigozhin, a deluge of questions about future of Putin’s Russia 11 min 5 By J Brooks Spector
