Business Reserve Bank cautions on threat of sanctions Cape Town – The South African Reserve Bank has reportedly issued a warning about potentially dire consequences if the... Read more 30 May, 2023
Business Kenya says to boost trade ties with Moscow as Lavrov visits Nairobi – Kenya said on Monday it has agreed to boost trade ties with Moscow, during a surprise visit... Read more 29 May, 2023
Countries WATCH | Mbalula slams Steenhuisen over SA-Rassia arms deal claims Cape Town – ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the government would act against anyone found to have sold arms... Read more 29 May, 2023
Countries SA’s pact with Russia – and its actions – cast doubt on its claims of non-alignment Christopher Williams, University of the Witwatersrand Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 South Africa has proclaimed a... Read more 29 May, 2023
Countries SA won’t choose sides in Russia-Ukraine conflict – Ntshavheni Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has reiterated that South Africa will... Read more 27 May, 2023
Countries Arms-to-Russia row raises doubt about SA compliance with arms control Moses B. Khanyile, Stellenbosch University The recent furore over accusations by the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety,... Read more 26 May, 2023
Countries WATCH | SA didn’t sell arms to Russia – Mbeki Cape Town – Former president Thabo Mbeki says he does not believe that weapons were sold by the South... Read more 26 May, 2023
News Africa’s Russia-Ukraine peace mission: what can it achieve? Gilbert M. Khadiagala, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead an initiative of... Read more 25 May, 2023
News Ukraine foreign minister urges African nations to end ‘neutrality’ over war Addis Ababa – Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Wednesday for certain African nations to end their “neutrality”... Read more 25 May, 2023
Countries DA slams Ntshavheni’s Russian security meeting as ‘diplomatic blunder’ Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticised State Security Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni for attending a high-level security... Read more 23 May, 2023