Dr. Reneva Fourie When world leaders and diplomats gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 27 April for the opening of the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the intent was to revitalise an ageing framework designed to pull humanity back
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has said that the United States of America (US) does not have the power to exclude South Africa from the G20 Summit in December, given that it is a founding member. Lamola was interviewed (https://x.com/WIONews/status/2054544780655575445) while in New Delhi, India, for the
There is something deeply revealing about a country that built its post-apartheid identity on the promise of a rainbow nation now prompting its neighbours to evacuate their citizens. On 13 May 2026, the Ghanaian government announced it would repatriate approximately 300 of its nationals from South Africa, following a formal
China’s decision to extend zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with diplomatic ties marks one of the most significant trade measures in modern China-Africa relations. At a time when protectionism and trade barriers are rising globally, Beijing’s move signals a deeper commitment to African development, industrialisation and long-term economic partnership.
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
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has joined his counterparts for the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations, hosted under India’s BRICS Chairship on 14 and 15 May 2026. The meeting, held in New Delhi, is convened under the theme, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and
Marcus Vinicius De Freitas United States President Donald Trump’s visit to China and his expected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping will inevitably generate headlines centred on tariffs, trade balances, semiconductors, technological contention, and the question of strategic competition between Washington and Beijing. Yet interpreting this encounter solely through the
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 tensions and the UAE’s exit from OPEC, market reactions suggested something beyond just another cyclical oil shock. Markets are recognising the erosion of the framework that governed global crude flows for decades. The UAE’s move
Prof. David Monyae China’s decision to extend zero-tariff treatment in Africa is a calculated soft-power move with clear geopolitical consequences and a signal to African countries that their best interests and solutions lie in Beijing. From May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2028, it has expanded its duty-free treatment from
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