UKRAINE UPDATE: 28 JULY 2023 Kyiv steps up counteroffensive in south; Putin rewards African allies with promise of free grain 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 27 JULY 2023 Nato-Ukraine council to discuss Black Sea ports; troops make ‘tactically significant’ gains in counteroffensive 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
FEEDING THE PLANET ‘Billions are hungry and undernourished’ – UN summit repeats call for urgent action on world’s food systems 9 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
UKRAINE UPDATE: 26 JULY 2023 Russia widens conscription base; EU discusses facilitation of Kyiv grain exports 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 25 JULY 2023 Drones strike Danube River port infrastructure; Russia raises age limit for reservists to boost military troops 5 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
UKRAINE UPDATE: 24 JULY 2024 Zelensky urges ‘sky shield’ after Odesa strike; Poland summons Russian envoy after Putin’s border comments 4 min 3 By Bloomberg
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Ramaphosa forced to shrink Putin's world to manage risk to SA's global reputation, Agoa trade privileges 8 min 5 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
MEDUZA ‘Unscrupulous evil’ – as Alexei Navalny faces 20 more years in jail, he urges others to fight Russian authorities 6 min 4 By Alexei Navalny
UKRAINE UPDATE: 21 JULY 2023 Kyiv says ships going to Russian ports are targets; Germany pushes plans for Ukrainian grain exports 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
DIPLOMATIC DILEMMA Revealed: Putin agreed in June not to come to summit, but Ramaphosa had to consult BRICS partners before going public 5 min 16 By Queenin Masuabi and Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 20 JULY 2023 Putin to skip BRICS Summit, resolving SA’s diplomatic dilemma; Finland tells Russia to close its consulate 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ANALYSIS Putin’s no-show at BRICS Summit is good news Ramaphosa desperately needed 5 min 13 By Stephen Grootes
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: What really made Vladimir Putin change his mind on BRICS Summit? 4 min 10 By Unknown Author
ISS TODAY OP-ED Russia-Africa Summit must prioritise needs of continent while pushing for greater negotiating power 4 min 1 By Priyal Singh and Denys Reva
RAMAPHOSA QUANDARY Putin to stay away from BRICS Summit in Joburg, will send Lavrov instead 2 min 25 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 JULY 2023 Drone attacks after grain deal collapse raise food price fears; arresting Putin would be declaration of war, says Ramaphosa 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ICC WARRANT OF ARREST Arresting Putin risks engaging in war with Russia, President Ramaphosa warns on national security 3 min 71 By Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 18 JULY 2023 Russia pulls plug on grain export deal; Putin vows to retaliate after drone attacks on Crimea bridge 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR The underground Russian resistance to Putin’s propaganda on war in Ukraine, according to activist Alexander Cherkasov 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
