TRADE DYNAMICS 21 April 2026 China’s promise of duty-free access to SA fruit is a decade-long gamble By Peter Fabricius 6 min 0
NAVEL-GAZING 19 April 2026 France, SA turn navy ships’ Suez Canal detour into diplomatic opportunity By Peter Fabricius 7 min 0
Mystery diplomat 13 April 2026 Ramaphosa has an ambassador to the US, but mum’s the word By Peter Fabricius 6 min 2
WAR ON IRAN 8 April 2026 Relief at the pumps? How the Middle East ceasefire could affect SA fuel prices By Peter Fabricius 5 min 3
ISS TODAY OP-ED 10 April 2026 Diplomatic shuffle as Ramaphosa bumped from France’s G7 — or was he? By Peter Fabricius 4 min 1
NORTHERN EXPOSURE 1 April 2026 Zimbabwe’s opposition withdraws from violence-plagued hearings on Bill to extend Mnangagwa’s term By Peter Fabricius 5 min 0
FOREIGN AFFAIRS 27 March 2026 France denies that Trump pressured Macron to disinvite Ramaphosa from the G7 By Peter Fabricius 4 min 2
THE SENTRY INVESTIGATION 24 March 2026 Libya’s $210m investment in Sandton yields zero benefits for the north African nation's people By Peter Fabricius 7 min 0
FOREIGN AFFAIRS 22 March 2026 isiZulu-speaking German ambassador Peschke is the envy of the diplomatic corps By Peter Fabricius 9 min 1
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS 17 March 2026 No ambassador, no problem — SA’s unorthodox approach to the US By Peter Fabricius 7 min 8
‘MISALIGNED LOYALTY’ 16 March 2026 Why the silence on Iran’s brutality, asks economist Iraj Abedian of SA By Peter Fabricius 8 min 13
ISS TODAY 13 March 2026 Agoa extension offers little relief as US trade chaos rattles African exporters By Peter Fabricius 4 min 0