RUSSIA CRISIS 24 June 2023 After a day of high drama, Yevgeny Prigozhin makes a deal with Putin, orders Wagner mercenary army U-turn Peter Fabricius 6 min 17
FOREIGN AFFAIRS 22 June 2023 Ramaphosa gets bad vibes from Putin — but European leaders stream into SA Peter Fabricius 5 min 19
WAR IN EUROPE 18 June 2023 Ukraine peace deal cannot reward Russia the aggressor, cautions French foreign minister Peter Fabricius 5 min 0
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION 18 June 2023 Why was Ramaphosa’s security detail grounded in Poland - pro-Russia perceptions, or underprepared securocrats? Peter Fabricius 3 min 82
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION 16 June 2023 Zelensky rejects any proposal for a ‘frozen conflict’ Peter Fabricius 6 min 51
GEOPOLITICS 13 June 2023 Biden administration shares concerns of US Congress over SA’s perceived support for Russia Peter Fabricius 4 min 14
M23 REBELLION RESURGENCE 13 June 2023 Too many troops in eastern DRC and not enough negotiators - Great Lakes expert Peter Fabricius 7 min 0
KNIFE-EDGE GEOPOLITICS 13 June 2023 Warning shot fired — top US congressmen urge Biden to move Agoa forum away from SA Peter Fabricius 5 min 39
BRICS CONUNDRUM 8 June 2023 Ramaphosa calls Putin after crunch Cabinet meeting and ahead of Africa-led peace mission Peter Fabricius 2 min 20
WAR IN EUROPE 7 June 2023 Ukrainian foreign minister welcomes African peace initiative — and spells out two immutable principles Peter Fabricius 4 min 1
DAMAGE CONTROL 6 June 2023 Ramaphosa embarks on attempted ‘course correction’ of SA’s Russia stance Peter Fabricius 5 min 36
ISS TODAY OP-ED 2 June 2023 President Andry Rajoelina and the extreme personalisation of power in Madagascar Peter Fabricius 4 min 1