Every year on Human Rights Day, South Africans pause to reflect on the sacrifices made in the struggle for freedom and the enduring responsibility to protect and advance the dignity of all people. This day reminds us that human rights are not only constitutional promises but lived realities that...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The South African government has issued a démarche to the United States’ top diplomat in Pretoria, Leo Brent Bozell III, over his recent public remarks concerning various South African policy positions. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, summoned...
By Charles Matseke
Global markets often reveal geopolitical reality faster than political speeches do. In recent weeks, the sharp rise in jet fuel prices has become one of the clearest signals that...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, has urged South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to bolster his defence co-operation as he warned the South African...
Every year on Human Rights Day, South Africans pause to reflect on the sacrifices made in the struggle for freedom and the enduring responsibility to protect and advance the dignity of all people. This day reminds us that human rights are not only constitutional promises but lived realities that...
China’s economic footprint in Africa has grown fast over the last two decades. Across the continent, Chinese-backed mines, oilfields, railways and industrial zones have gone from being ambitious projects to central pillars of national development plans.
This has been made possible by over US$181 billion in infrastructure loans...
Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa over the past decade. The countries in this region include Sudan, Ethiopia,...
By Mirna Fahmy
The date of February 28, 2026, carried immense symbolic weight as it marked the tenth day of Ramadan and the Jewish Shabbat Zachor. This specific Shabbat is...
By Virginia Keppler-Young
Referring to himself as an authentic product from Taiwan, Representative Oliver Liao, a career diplomat of the Republic of China (Taiwan), not only presented authentic Taiwanese dishes, but he is a pro at flipping an oyster omelette.
And he definitely knows how to make the tastiest Bubble tea,...
By Thobile Jiwulane
Donald Trump’s new Ambassador to South Africa, L. Brent Bozell III, may face a formidable challenge in carrying out his mandate: persuading...
Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa over the past decade. The countries in...
