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
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
A meeting with something to prove This particular Council meeting arrives under pressure that is
There is a story the West tells about Iran. In this story, Iran is an
Mikatekiso Kubayi At its founding in 2009, in Yekaterinburg, Russia, the BRICS bloc set out
On the 25th of February 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana stood before Parliament and delivered
Ashraf Patel When Goldman Sachs’ Jim O Neil coined the term BRIC in 2009, his
There is a pattern so deeply embedded in African resource economies that it has become
The Venezuelan oil and gas industry is a cornerstone of the nation’s economy, underpinning government
Kia has started assembling the hybrid version of the Kia Telluride at its West Point,
There comes a moment in every great technology revolution when the late arrivals have to
Across Africa’s financial centres, from Johannesburg and Nairobi to Lagos and Accra, corporate intelligence teams
This announcement was made on February 14, 2026, in a message from President Xi Jinping
When the United States and Iran sit down in Geneva for another round of nuclear
Brazil has the 11th largest economy in the world, with a GDP of around $2.3
Dr. Reneva Fourie When President Cyril Ramaphosa stood before Parliament on 12 February 2026 to
There is somewhat of an irony in the fact that a continent sitting on some
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra has selected Israeli supplier Mobileye as the Tier-1 provider of
A week has passed since the lights dimmed in Parliament and the applause rose on
Imagine two students, both sixteen years old, both curious about the world. One lives in
Kim Heller African heads of state and government gathered in Ethiopia for the 39th Ordinary
Nigeria finds itself at a critical point in its corporate governance history. As the first
The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) leadership has emphasised multiple frameworks to ensure the success
The world’s oceans have always been corridors of power. Whoever controls the shipping lanes controls
To understand why BRICS Pay matters, you first have to understand what it is pushing
In a formal note sent from Beijing, the Chinese leader extended warm congratulations to African
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The African Development Bank has unveiled an ambitious roadmap putting artificial intelligence as a transformative
Global oil and gas markets are delivering a paradox, record production alongside deteriorating fundamentals. The
When most people think about Africa’s development challenges, vehicles rarely top the list. I’ve learnt
What may come to be regarded as one of the most disturbing crime networks of
The promise and the gap Africa stands at an inflection point in its economic integration.
Speaking at a recent corporate engagement at UCT’s Graduate School of Business, industry leaders, including
Ashraf Patel Africa’s G20 is done and dusted. Like a teenage dream, it got a
Dr. Gilad Isaacs, Dr Kelle Howson, Liso Mdutyana and Juhi Kasan The recent modest economic
Dr. Reneva Fourie On February 12, South Africans will once again listen to the President’s
Vsevolod Sviridov At the end of last year, the administration of US President Donald Trump
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola Fears of a confrontation between Iran and the United States are resurfacing. As
The reported mass killing in that happened Woro village in Kwara State and President Bola
Artificial intelligence has often been discussed as a tech story of better algorithms, faster chips
The University of Johannesburg this week hosted a three-day Comparative Governance Forum in partnership with
The BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC), which was launched in April 2025 in partnership
In early 2026, a new poll from Russia’s independent Levada Center showed something important about
In the final days of January 2026 and the first days of February, developments in
The recent announcement about the Congolese army (FARDC) having regained control of Uvira, the strategic
As the world enters 2026, the global oil market is facing a familiar but uncomfortable
Mercedes-Benz’s decision to begin production of its fully electric GLB SUV in Hungary is about