THE INTERVIEW 19 February 2026 Paris signals strong, but nuanced, support for Pretoria on the global stage By Peter Fabricius 9 min 0
ELECTION COUNTDOWN 13 February 2026 Zambia’s Hichilema confident his reforms will survive August presidential elections By Peter Fabricius 7 min 0
INDABA ‘SPAT’ 10 February 2026 Mantashe clashes with DRC counterpart over its critical minerals deal with US By Peter Fabricius 3 min 6
FALL OF GOMA 5 February 2026 A year later, there’s been no inquiry into the death of 14 SANDF members in DRC By Peter Fabricius 6 min 3
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 13
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 7
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
