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 President that both countries are vulnerable to foreign invasion.
“I don’t know if comrade Ramaphosa realises that if we don’t prepare...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The new United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, gave his first address in Hermanus, Western Cape since his appointment last month and has outlined some priorities sent through from the United States capital of Washington.
One of the...
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...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named the new Supreme Leader in succession to his father who was murdered...
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 Pretoria to withdraw its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Bozell arrived in Pretoria last week, where Deputy Director‑General Clayson Monyela...
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,...
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...
In presenting the 2026 national budget to South Africa’s parliament on 25 February, finance minister Enoch Godongwana characterised this as the turning point in South Africa’s...
