DOGS OF WAR Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has failed in Mali, says The Sentry 7 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
FRAUDULENT EXPLOITATION Russian firm recruits young African women, also from SA, to build drones for war on Ukraine 6 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE Bakhmut ‘meat grinder’ — the staggering toll of Russia’s bloodiest battle since WW2 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED With the signing of an 'all-for-one' pact, Russia’s new African empire starts to take shape 5 min 6 By Phillip van Niekerk
AGE OF THE ASSASSIN SA caught in Bulgaria’s underworld web of dirty global politics as ‘links' between oligarch and Prigozhin emerge 8 min 5 By Caryn Dolley
OP-ED - SOLDIER OF MISFORTUNE International law and the killing of Yevgeny Prigozhin - Was he fair game? 4 min 0 By Mia Swart and Penny Spentzouris
UKRAINE UPDATE: 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 Putin moves to seize Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary empire; Turkey to meet Russia’s defence chief 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 30 AUGUST 2023 Putin prepares to visit China; Vatican back-pedals on Pope Francis' remarks on 'great Russian empire' 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MEDUZA & BUMAGA Candles, carnations and a sledgehammer — a requiem for warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin 7 min 0 By Meduza and Bumaga
Ukraine Crisis Russia confirms Prigozhin’s death; Zelensky says Kyiv’s push toward Crimea is key 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
LETTER FROM THE DM168 EDITOR A cyberattack, a political tantrum and BRICS in the wall — my fave reads in our print edition this week 2 min 0 By Heather Robertson
RUSSIAN MERCENARY Putin delivers mixed tribute to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin after jet crash 3 min 2 By Reuters
THE DAY IN PICTURES A memorial for PMC Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, and more from around the world 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
PUTIN’S REVENGE Prigozhin meets his maker: Payback time as Wagner Group’s leadership decapitated 5 min 26 By Phillip van Niekerk
NEWSFLASH Yevgeny Prigozhin listed among passengers of jet crash in Russia, reports Interfax 2 min 4 By Bloomberg
REALPOLITIK When you strike at a king, you must kill him — the danger of a wounded leader 6 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
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
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
UKRAINE UPDATE: 31 JULY 2023 Drones strike Moscow towers; Saudi Arabia set to host peace effort 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
DOGS OF WAR Wagner Group mercenaries ‘preparing to take new road to Africa’ after aborted mutiny in Russia 8 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
