Now, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has made an announcement that the government intends to change this. A draft Strategic Petroleum Stocks Policy, to be submitted to Cabinet, proposes that the South African National Petroleum Company maintain reserves equivalent to 60 days of net imports of crude oil
India’s aviation sector is undergoing significant transformation as the government introduces new passenger-focused reforms while the investigation into last year’s Air India Boeing 787 crash continues. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has announced a series of measures aimed at improving convenience,
Egypt feeds 112 million people. It cannot grow enough wheat to do it. Agricultural trade between Russia and Egypt grew by more than 15% in the first four months of 2026, announced quietly on the sidelines of a grain industry forum last week. The two agriculture ministers met, shook hands,
Egypt feeds 112 million people. It cannot grow enough wheat to do it. Agricultural trade between Russia and Egypt grew by more than 15% in the first four months of 2026, announced quietly on the sidelines of a grain industry forum last week. The two agriculture ministers met, shook hands,
There are wars that nations fight with clarity of purpose, with defined enemies, declared goals, and a strategy for what comes after the shooting stops. And then there is the US-Iran war of 2026, a conflict that may go down in history not for its military might, but for its
The global order is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in modern history. According to Internationalist and industrialist Dr Iqbal Survé, the world is moving away from decades of unipolar dominance towards a new multipolar system shaped increasingly by emerging economies, particularly those within BRICS. Speaking in his keynote
A continent at a crossroads Africa’s migration debate has reached a fever pitch, and understandably so. From the streets of Johannesburg to the corridors of Addis Ababa, the question of who belongs where, and under what conditions, is reshaping politics, straining resources, and testing the limits of regional solidarity. But
Last week, the USS Gerald R. Ford began making its way home after 314 days at sea. This is the longest carrier deployment in modern history, of the most advanced warship ever built. It was an extraordinary number, but the story of what those 314 days actually did to that
On the 9th of May 1945, crowds flooded the streets of Moscow, London and Cape Town. The guns had fallen silent. Nazi Germany had surrendered. The world celebrated, but for tens of thousands of Black and Coloured men who had crossed oceans and deserts to help win that war, the
When Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the symbolism was unmistakable. It was their first in-person meeting since the United States and Israel initiated war with Iran on February 28, a conflict that has reshaped the geopolitics of the