BUDGET VOTE DEBATE Minister of defensive — Thandi Modise repeats ‘We put fokol’ on Lady R mantra as MPs demand answers 3 min 39 By Victoria O’Regan
UKRAINE UPDATE: 23 MAY 2023 Russia battles incursion by ‘saboteurs’; Zaporizhzhia atomic reactor reconnected to power grid 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE Ramaphosa’s former adviser Bejani Chauke part of Africa’s Russia-Ukraine peace initiative 3 min 20 By Queenin Masuabi
ISS TODAY OP-ED ANC ideological posturing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sees SA’s hollow version of non-alignment fall flat 4 min 11 By Priyal Singh for ISS TODAY
WAR IN UKRAINE Russia relay — Presidency’s intelligence minister jets off to Moscow a week after the army chief’s visit 2 min 23 By Ferial Haffajee
UKRAINE UPDATE: 22 MAY 2023 Zelensky says Bakhmut destruction echoes Hiroshima, proposes July peace summit 2 min 0 By Bloomberg
BETWEEN RUSSIA & A HARD PLACE OP-ED A new blight befouls South Africa — truth shedding 8 min 33 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Russia-Ukraine conflict ‘far from being ripe for mediation’ as African delegation heads to Europe, say experts 4 min 11 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 MAY 2023 Heavy fighting around Bakhmut shifts lines of control; Kyiv shoots down 18 Russian missiles 3 min 2 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 MAY 2023 US to impose sanctions to curb Iran’s supply of drones to Russia; Sunak backs coalition to send fighter jets 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Eight reasons why it’s in Africa’s interests to support Ukraine 6 min 2 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
UKRAINE INVASION South Africa’s non-aligned position does not favour Russia, Ramaphosa says 2 min 11 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 15 MAY 2023 Kyiv’s forces retake more positions near Bakhmut; Zelensky meets European leaders 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM Ukraine President Zelensky warns Ramaphosa against selling arms to Russia 3 min 10 By Peter Fabricius
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM Explainer: What we know about the explosive Russian ship scandal so far 5 min 34 By Rebecca Davis
PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM SA set to démarche US ambassador on bombshell Russian ammunition accusations 3 min 9 By Victoria O’Regan
UKRAINE UPDATE: 13 MAY, 2023 US says South Africa supplied arms to Russia; UK provides multiple cruise missiles 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 11 MAY 2023 Black Sea grain deal talks start in Istanbul; Kyiv says Russian forces have retreated near Bakhmut 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE CRISIS Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla at centre of Russian Twitter drive to sway public opinion in South Africa – study 4 min 15 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 10 MAY 2023 US pledges another $1.2bn in military aid; Putin delivers defiant speech at scaled-back Victory Day parade 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 9 MAY 2023 EU proposes trade curbs on Chinese firms aiding Russia; Kyiv downs 35 drones 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
