By Ismail Lagardien The omnishambles in Poland and the bestial schadenfreude of the intelligentsia 6 min 53 20 June 2023
By Mia Swart ANC’s kamikaze Russian diplomacy puts SA on the road to economic and reputational ruin 3 min 2 18 June 2023
WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine peace deal cannot reward Russia the aggressor, cautions French foreign minister 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
ANALYSIS With friends like these — Ramaphosa likely to face intense scrutiny after chaotic ‘peace mission’ 5 min 40 By Stephen Grootes
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION Ramaphosa meets Putin and presents 10-point plan to end war between Ukraine and Russia 5 min 7 By Queenin Masuabi
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION Zelensky rejects any proposal for a ‘frozen conflict’ 6 min 51 By Peter Fabricius
By Brett Herron Something rotten when there are more drug dens than schools in Western Cape 4 min 8 11 June 2023
STRESSES OF WAR Sierra Leone leader hopes Ramaphosa and other African leaders can broker peace in Ukraine 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
PUTIN PREDICAMENT Ramaphosa to call China’s Xi while Cabinet silent on moving BRICS Summit 4 min 5 By Victoria O’Regan and Peter Fabricius
By Jeffrey D Sachs How JFK would have pursued peace in Ukraine and why Biden needs to change tack 4 min 15 8 June 2023
BRICS CONUNDRUM Ramaphosa calls Putin after crunch Cabinet meeting and ahead of Africa-led peace mission 2 min 19 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 JUNE 2023 Kyiv troops advance in Bakhmut; Kakhovka dam destruction ‘a war crime’, say allies 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE Ukrainian foreign minister welcomes African peace initiative — and spells out two immutable principles 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
By Michael Power Has that moment finally arrived — a New World Order… or Disorder? 7 min 11 7 June 2023
POLITICS OF ALIGNMENT South Africa's connection with Putin's Russia - Your burning questions answered 4 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee, Sahra Heuwel and Janet Heard
DAMAGE CONTROL Ramaphosa embarks on attempted ‘course correction’ of SA’s Russia stance 5 min 36 By Peter Fabricius
ANALYSIS Putin’s (possible) visit to SA is a point of multiple (potential) fractures 5 min 9 By Stephen Grootes
By Alexander O’Riordan Sophistication ahead: Here’s what Russia’s infowars are likely to look like in South Africa 4 min 4 5 June 2023
By Mispa Roux The law is clear: Putin must be arrested if he sets foot in South Africa 5 min 2 4 June 2023
