Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, has said that South Africa

For sixty-six years, Nigeria lived one of the most bewildering contradictions in global economics. Africa’s

There is a particular kind of chaos that only the most powerful institutions can produce.

Artificial intelligence is entering a new era as businesses invest heavily in AI systems capable

Africa’s electric vehicle market has long been described as a future opportunity. In 2025, it

India’s aviation sector is undergoing significant transformation as the government introduces new passenger-focused reforms while

Egypt feeds 112 million people. It cannot grow enough wheat to do it. Agricultural trade

Uzbekistan does not make the front pages very often. It is landlocked, post-Soviet, rapidly urbanising,

It is an untold truth, that those who control global banking systems and major investors

The semiconductor industry has never been a forgiving environment for slow decisions. Engineers are routinely

A war thousands of kilometres away is hitting South African motorists and industries at the

A diplomatic Manoeuvre dressed as a crisis Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the postponement

There are wars that nations fight with clarity of purpose, with defined enemies, declared goals,

Ashraf Patel The ongoing disruption of Trump 2.0, including trade and energy wars that are

The global order is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in modern history. According

There is a tension that has quietly plagued Africa’s engagement with artificial intelligence for years:

A continent at a crossroads Africa’s migration debate has reached a fever pitch, and understandably

At the start of 2026, the oil and gas industry was bracing for something nobody

Dr. Reneva Fourie When world leaders and diplomats gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has said that the United States of

There is something deeply revealing about a country that built its post-apartheid identity on the

China’s decision to extend zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with diplomatic ties marks one

Last week, the USS Gerald R. Ford began making its way home after 314 days

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has joined his counterparts for the Meeting

Marcus Vinicius De Freitas United States President Donald Trump’s visit to China and his expected

Manish Vaid  When Brent crude briefly crossed $120 a barrel (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/oil-prices-today-brent-tops-120-as-trump-doubles-down-on-hormuz-blockade/articleshow/130621848.cms) last week amid renewed Hormuz

Prof. David Monyae China’s decision to extend zero-tariff treatment in Africa is a calculated soft-power

On the 9th of May 1945, crowds flooded the streets of Moscow, London and Cape

Ford had a better-than-expected Q1. The stock jumped over 6% after earnings. On paper, things

The war marked one of the most intensive real-world deployments of military AI systems to

When Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with Chinese

It may lack the drama of a foreign ministers’ summit or a military ceasefire, but

Despite diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting settlement, tensions remain high as President Donald Trump

Europe’s transition to electric mobility is gaining momentum, driven by both regulatory pressure and rising

EU Expands Russia Sanctions to Third Countries Including China Beijing has issued a strong diplomatic

EU–Mercosur Trade Deal Enters Long-Awaited Implementation Phase Brazil has moved decisively on two major fronts

When the UAE announced on April 28th that it was leaving OPEC, effective May 1st, 

When the UAE announced on April 28th that it was leaving OPEC, effective May 1st, 

There is a before and an after. Geopolitics rarely offers such clean lines, but the

Prof. David Monyae The Middle East has become a global flashpoint. For the past two

The world’s most important oil chokepoint is creating problems far beyond energy markets and China’s

South Africa’s foreign policy has been under international scrutiny more often than any other nation

India’s economic outlook has come under fresh pressure as escalating tensions in the Middle East

The proposal, first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by advocacy group AfghanEvac

At the 82nd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and

Prof. David Monyae The South Africa-China relationship, especially in the realm of economic diplomacy, continues

A statement that demands an answer On April 3, Ibrahim Traoré stood before state television

For years, the honest answer to "should I buy an EV in South Africa?" was:

When the Manufacturing Indaba opens its doors at the Sandton Convention Centre on 14 July

Egypt, South Africa, and Ghana stand out as the primary continental leaders. Following closely are

Nigeria is slashing import duties. From July 1, tariffs on bulk rice will fall from

Brazil’s domestic political environment is entering a decisive phase, with the latest polling reflecting a

There is a pattern so consistent and methodically repeated across decades, that it can not

When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June

Ashraf Patel Every crisis presents opportunities, the Chinese saying goes.  South Africa’s disinvitation from the

There is a particular kind of moment in history when the powerful, in their arrogance,

The global automotive industry is entering a new era of electrification and innovation, with Volkswagen

Something significant happened at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX Africa 2026) deserves more attention

Helium is not a commodity that most people think about. It is the second lightest

Trailing humanity like a shadow, war,sometimes justified as liberation, sometimes condemned as conquest, yet always

The United Nations has urgently appealed for international assistance for Cuba, where a worsening humanitarian

The next generation of blood-thinning medicine might not come from a laboratory synthesising new chemical

As India takes the helm of the BRICS Summit (https://iol.co.za/news/world/2025-11-17-brics-represents-a-new-era-for-the-global-south/) this year, the stakes have

The escalating conflict in the Gulf is no longer just a geopolitical story. It has

The world is facing what some may call the worst energy crisis in recent memory.

We are witnessing the most profound transformation in the global automotive industry’s history. With Internal

In a striking geopolitical reversal, a crude oil tanker carrying Iranian oil is headed to

There is something quietly extraordinary buried in the IMF’s routine credit data for March 2026.

The word "weapon" has become so routinely attached to sexual violence in conflict reporting that

On the 1st of April, Donald Trump addressed the American nation about a war now

Chinese ambassador to South Africa, Wu Peng, has warned Chinese business owners in South Africa

Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares The Israel-US war on Iran is engulfing the entire

Global manufacturing is becoming more complex, and leadership decisions are starting to reflect that reality.

To understand why Iran does not behave like a conventional state under military pressure, you

We are four weeks into the Iran war and the economic story getting the least

A movement that found its language March and March’s leader, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, along with her

A light bulb is not something most people would associate with governance. Yet nearly four

Ashraf Patel African nations are currently facing a new triple blow to their development agenda

Dr Jaya Josie The 9th China-South Africa Bi-National Commission meeting between the two countries is

How should we understand the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s view on governance performance? Watch

BRICS is steadily moving towards the creation of an independent payment system and, potentially, even

There is a quiet assumption embedded in most coverage of African technology: that the continent

The scoreboard said 1-0 to Senegal. Pape Gueye had just struck one of the most

The Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is once again in the middle of a very

On 12 March 2026, Honda Motor Company did something its shareholders had not seen since

On 18 March 2026, Brent crude settled at $107.38 a barrel. Europe’s natural gas benchmark

There is an old saying in trade: every disruption is somebody else’s opportunity. Right now,

The Case for reclamation There is a version of what Senegal just did to Industries

There is a particular kind of corporate irony in watching a German luxury automaker and

There is something quietly tragic about a country that watched its own greatness and then

Let me tell you something about Iran that Washington never quite learns. Iranians have been

The numbers on paper have never looked better for African manufacturing. The continent holds 18.3%

There’s a version of the Russia story that everyone understands. Oil. Gas. The energy weapon.

Everyone is watching the Strait of Hormuz right now. The burning tankers, the oil price

Prof. David Monyae and Prof. Victor Qin  The events of 28 February 2026 marked a

For decades, the internet has had a language problem. Its architecture, its logic, its defaults

The UK new car market recorded its busiest February since 2004, with registrations rising 7.2%

On Saturday, across many timezones, the world awakened to the news of the death of

The European Commission unveiled its Industrial Accelerator Act on 4 March 2026 after months of

Shell’s decision to ink a fresh suite of commercial and technical agreements with Venezuela’s government