India is intensifying its efforts to strengthen economic and commercial ties with Russia as part of its broader ambition to become a developed nation by 2047. Following high-level consultations in Moscow, Indian officials highlighted significant progress in trade discussions with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and laid out a roadmap
India is intensifying its efforts to strengthen economic and commercial ties with Russia as part of its broader ambition to become a developed nation by 2047. Following high-level consultations in Moscow, Indian officials highlighted significant progress in trade discussions with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and laid out a roadmap
The climate negotiations at COP30 in Belém have been marked by urgency, geopolitical tension and a focus on the Global South’s leadership in shaping climate ambition. One unexpected controversy arose from Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose comments comparing Brazil to Germany provoked criticism across Brazilian media and political circles. Germany
Since their adoption in 2012, the eight-point decision have become a defining instrument in Party reform and governance practice for the Communist Party of China. Introduced to curb chronic bureaucratic problems such as official privileges, lavish banquets, redundant paperwork, and inefficient meetings, the decisions embody a cultural and institutional shift
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will lead a group of South African companies on an Outward Selling Mission (OSM) to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from November 10 to 12. The initiative forms part of the implementation plan following the recent Joint Economic Commission between South
United States President Donald Trump has announced that no US government officials will attend the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg, accusing South Africa of “human rights abuses” and claiming that white Afrikaners are being “killed and slaughtered” and their farms “illegally confiscated”. Trump wrote on his Truth Social account: “It
Ethiopia is intentionally using mega-projects, such as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), and forthcoming plans for a nuclear power plant, a vast Bishoftu airport, and a major Dangote-backed fertiliser complex, as a deliberate strategy to translate mere claims of national sovereignty into tangible geopolitical and economic influence. The GERD’s
When Kazakhstan quietly achieved the World Health Organisation’s goal of reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 25%, as the first Central Asian nation to do so, global headlines have been quiet. One can only wonder if this is because this milestone signals something larger than public health success. It
When Kazakhstan quietly achieved the World Health Organisation’s goal of reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 25%, as the first Central Asian nation to do so, global headlines have been quiet. One can only wonder if this is because this milestone signals something larger than public health success. It
US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on South Africa, saying the country “shouldn’t even be in the G’s anymore” and declaring he will not attend the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit to be hosted in Johannesburg later this month (https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-11-04-gauteng-ready-to-host-g20-summit-says-lesufi/). Speaking at a business forum in