G20: Opportunity for the AU to Amplify Africa’s Voice
The Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Mr Zane Dangor, who serves as South Africa’s G20 Sherpa, held discussions on October 10, 2024 in Pretoria with his African Union Commission (AUC) counterpart, Ambassador Albert Muchanga, who also serves as the G20 Sherpa and Commissioner of Economy,
From Apartheid to Dakar to Washington: Shifting Sands in Afrikanerdom
Then ANC Deputy President Nelson Mandela (left) greets President Oliver Tambo at the first ANC national conference held in Durban on July 2, 1991. Under the leadership of Tambo a historic meeting was convened in July 1987, Dakar, Senegal, between sections of the Afrikaner community and the ANC in exile
US funding freeze: Africa in need of a new prescription
A man walks past a closed United States Agency for International Development (USAID) office in Abidjan on March 6, 2025. Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid is a reckless show of power. That it was executed without warning makes it an act of cold-hearted cruelty. Picture: AFP Kim Heller On
African Union: Time for Leaders to Make Their Voices Heard on Self-Reliance
President Cyril Ramaphosa met several former African Heads of State and Government who are championing the African Leaders Initiative on Debt Relief at his official residence, Genadendal, in Cape Town on February 25, 2025. As Africa stands at a critical juncture, it is time for African nations to take charge
Peacekeeping: New Marching Orders Needed for Embattled SA National Defence Force
The mortal remains of 14 SANDF members who lost their lives in the eastern DRC were laid to rest at different places across South Africa. The SANDF is a shadow of its former self. With inadequate capacity, funding and weaponry, the South African contingent is unlikely to wage an effective
Navigating a New Era: Tough Road Ahead for New AU Commission Chief
New African Union Commission chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (R) talks to a delegate ahead of the 38th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa on February 15, 2025. As the African Union embraces a new chapter with its incoming Commission chair, an unprecedented opportunity exists to reshape Africa’s future, says
Silencing The Guns: A Daunting Task for AU Commission’s Youssouf
The newly elected chairperson of the Africa Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (C) smiles after election results during the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 15, 2025. To take the Continent out of the gully of war and instability and into the
SACP Opposes Neo-Liberal Austerity Agenda, Advocates for Wealth Tax
Protesters demonstrating against proposed budget and social funding cuts ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech in Cape Town on February 21, 2024. Instead of increasing VAT and entrenching austerity measures – marked by budget cuts and negative average medium-term expenditure growth affecting critical developmental priorities – the SACP
A Decade of #RhodesMustFall: The Long Road To Higher Education Transformation
University of Cape Town students celebrate the removal of Cecil John Rhodes statue on April 9, 2015. The statue was removed after a month of rolling protests. The 10th anniversary of the Rhodes Must Fall movement offers us an opportunity to reflect on the significant contributions of this movement both
Decoding the Impact of Trump 2.0 on BRICS and the Global South
Then BRICS Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa flanked (from left) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, announcing the outcomes of the XV BRICS Summit in Sandton, South Africa on August 24, 2023. Picture: GCIS Ashraf Patel A CRISIS opens
Building Social Cohesion: National Dialogue Should Not Repeat TRC Mistakes
President Nelson Mandela (L) receives five volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in Pretoria on October 29, 1998. Drawing lessons from the failures of the TRC, the proposed National Dialogue should be honest, sincere, inclusive, thorough, and realistic to be impactful, says the
SONA exposes politics driving ANC’s class collaboration
President Cyril Ramaphosa in discussion with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana before replying to the SONA debate in the Cape Town City Hall on February 13, 2025. Picture: GCIS Dr. Trevor Ngwane SOUTH Africa has not been immune to Donald Trump’s rampage like a bull in a china shop through economic,
G20: Opportunity for the AU to Amplify Africa’s Voice
The Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Mr Zane Dangor, who serves as South Africa’s G20 Sherpa, held discussions on October
From Apartheid to Dakar to Washington: Shifting Sands in Afrikanerdom
Then ANC Deputy President Nelson Mandela (left) greets President Oliver Tambo at the first ANC national conference held in Durban on July 2, 1991. Under
US funding freeze: Africa in need of a new prescription
A man walks past a closed United States Agency for International Development (USAID) office in Abidjan on March 6, 2025. Trump’s decision to freeze foreign
African Union: Time for Leaders to Make Their Voices Heard on Self-Reliance
President Cyril Ramaphosa met several former African Heads of State and Government who are championing the African Leaders Initiative on Debt Relief at his official
Peacekeeping: New Marching Orders Needed for Embattled SA National Defence Force
The mortal remains of 14 SANDF members who lost their lives in the eastern DRC were laid to rest at different places across South Africa.
Navigating a New Era: Tough Road Ahead for New AU Commission Chief
New African Union Commission chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (R) talks to a delegate ahead of the 38th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa on
Silencing The Guns: A Daunting Task for AU Commission’s Youssouf
The newly elected chairperson of the Africa Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (C) smiles after election results during the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, at
SACP Opposes Neo-Liberal Austerity Agenda, Advocates for Wealth Tax
Protesters demonstrating against proposed budget and social funding cuts ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech in Cape Town on February 21, 2024. Instead
A Decade of #RhodesMustFall: The Long Road To Higher Education Transformation
University of Cape Town students celebrate the removal of Cecil John Rhodes statue on April 9, 2015. The statue was removed after a month of
Decoding the Impact of Trump 2.0 on BRICS and the Global South
Then BRICS Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa flanked (from left) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister