AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY 28 January 2026 Three retired judges and a retired rear admiral to probe the Iranian navy ships fiasco By Peter Fabricius 4 min 2
Free Besigye call 23 January 2026 Uganda’s jailed opposition leader is ‘seriously ill’ and should be released for proper treatment, his wife says By Peter Fabricius 6 min 0
ANALYSIS 21 January 2026 Does SA have a place in Mark Carney’s proposed middle power world? By Peter Fabricius 6 min 4
ALL AT SEA 18 January 2026 Ramaphosa should fire Motshekga and all top officers involved in Iran fiasco, experts say By Peter Fabricius 5 min 9
NAVAL-GAZING 16 January 2026 Motshekga orders inquiry into why Ramaphosa’s orders to withdraw Iranian warships from exercise weren’t obeyed By Peter Fabricius 6 min 5
WILL FOR PEACE 15 January 2026 US embassy in Pretoria criticises Iran’s participation in naval drill off Simon’s Town By Peter Fabricius 4 min 5
ALL AT SEA 14 January 2026 SANDF apparently defied presidential orders to remove Iran from a joint naval exercise By Peter Fabricius 6 min 3
WILL FOR PEACE 12 January 2026 Iran pulls out of SA’s joint naval exercise amid political tensions By Peter Fabricius 4 min 5
PHOTO ESSAY 8 January 2026 Ukrainian Association protests in Simon’s Town against Russian navy’s participation in Will for Peace By Peter Fabricius 4 min 4
VENEZUELA ATTACK ANALYSIS 7 January 2026 Trump’s shredding of international law sets a dangerous precedent By Peter Fabricius 8 min 9
GUNSHIP DIPLOMACY 5 January 2026 Trump escalates threats to take Greenland after mixed global response to Venezuela By Peter Fabricius 8 min 1
Maverick News 3 January 2026 Trump says US will run Venezuela, South Africa calls on UN Security Council to urgently convene By Peter Fabricius and Reuters 6 min 18