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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

Food insecurity in Africa: Impact of Nato-driven politics
Picture: PACOME PABANDJI (AFP/File) – In a previous report, the UN said 42% of Central Africans were in urgent need of food in order to

Middle East tensions a new test for SA, US relations
Picture: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO Minister – Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor hosting US Secretary of State of the United States of America,

UN, ICC impotency emboldens perpetrators of war crimes
Picture: Picture: Oupa Mokoena / African News Agency (ANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. By Dr André Thomashausen South Africa, last Wednesday, announced in

Global anti-apartheid movement aims to hold Israel accountable
Picture: Oupa Mokoena/African News Agency (ANA) – A new global anti-apartheid movement against Israel is set to be formed. By Roshan Dadoo Under the openly

Israeli-Palestinian conflict tests SA’s foreign policy
Picture: AFP – Gaza has been burning for the last few days since Hamas launched an attack on Israel. By Prof Bheki Mngomezulu The architecture

US policy in Asia has played a role in revival of Russia-China-North Korea axis
Picture: Stock image – As such, the war in Ukraine seems to have brought North Korea and Russia closer, especially as they find themselves under