ANALYSIS Putin coming to SA, or Putin not coming to SA? That is not necessarily the question 5 min 15 By Stephen Grootes
By Ismail Lagardien Struggling with what is legal and what is ethical, and whether the twain shall meet 5 min 4 3 May 2023
OP-ED China, India and Brazil in favour of UN resolution describing Russia as aggressor - SA abstains - what now? 3 min 22 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
BRICS SUMMIT Russian ambassador says he has no indication Putin will not visit SA 6 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
TYRANTS AND TOONS OP-ED The Cartoonist and the Tyrant — the Masha Moskalev story 7 min 2 By John Curtis
SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT DA and ANC on same page about Agoa, but Steenhuisen touts ‘ANC is not South Africa’ to US 5 min 18 By Peter Fabricius
GOVERNANCE BLUNDERS A confederacy of dunces: Ramaphosa is drowning in a sea of morbid symptoms 6 min 26 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
FOOD SECURITY Smoke and Mirrors – President Putin’s grandstanding on Black Sea Grain Initiative 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 26 APRIL 2023 Russia threatens to pull out of Black Sea grain deal; SA’s Ramaphosa says Putin arrest warrant ‘under discussion’ 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
PRESIDENTIAL FAUX PAS President Ramaphosa ‘erroneously’ announces SA’s withdrawal from International Criminal Court 4 min 61 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
FLIP-FLOP To Russia with love — South Africa resumes plan to ditch International Criminal Court over ‘unfair treatment’ 3 min 45 By Peter Fabricius
By Stevens Mokgalapa BRICS is rapidly becoming a powerful instrument for Africa and SA’s development 4 min 9 21 April 2023
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 APRIL 2023 Germany ships Patriot system to Kyiv to bolster defence; Putin visits troops in occupied regions 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
By Olexiy Haran We beseech South Africa to form united front with China, India and Brazil to speak truth to Putin 4 min 7 16 April 2023
CALLING ALL NEWS JUNKIES Test your knowledge of Russia’s Vladimir Putin with the DM168 online news quiz 1 min 0 By Daily Maverick
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: SA diplomacy is sliding off the rails at an absolutely critical point 5 min 4 By Unknown Author
By Vladimir Kara-Murza A day of reckoning will come and the darkness over Russia will dissipate 3 min 13 12 April 2023
By Imraan Buccus When it comes to disinformation, we must be sceptical of all major players — especially the US 5 min 4 12 April 2023
UKRAINE UPDATE: 12 APRIL 2023 Hungary defies EU by sealing energy deals with Moscow; Russia to expand penalties for draft evaders 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
