June 20, 2023
South Africa: SA Launches $1bn Green Hydrogen Fund With Netherlands, Denmark to Tackle Climate Crisis
The SA-H2 fund is seeded by an initial $250m from Invest International, and aims to capitalise on South Africa's wind and solar resources to mitigate the impacts of the climate… Read more »
June 19, 2023
South Africa: Response to Grounding of African Peace Mission Plane Reveals Very Selective Outrage
Why are commentators bending over backwards to justify the actions of Warsaw in holding South African journalists and officials hostage? Read more »
June 18, 2023
Africa: Ukraine Peace Deal Cannot Reward Russia the Aggressor, Cautions French Foreign Minister
Freezing the conflict is not an option, as it would reward the aggressor, Russia, says Catherine Colonna, France's foreign minister. Read more »
South Africa: Why Was Ramaphosa's Security Detail Grounded in Poland - Pro-Russia Perceptions, or Underprepared Securocrats?
Was South Africa's security contingent grounded in Poland because the country is perceived to be pro-Russian? Or was it simply because underprepared securocrats brought too many… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Likely to Face Intense Scrutiny After Chaotic 'Peace Mission'
The whole unsavoury incident will amplify debates about Ramaphosa's strategic judgement, and questions will be asked about whether the President and those around him have by now… Read more »
South Africa: Punching Below Our Diplomatic Weight - Why SA Foreign Policy Fails On Ukraine
It may well be that President Cyril Ramaphosa is rattled, and not just by the Lady R and the cost of South Africa's ill-judged diplomacy towards the conflict and its relations with… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: Zelensky Rejects Any Proposal for a 'Frozen Conflict'
The Ukrainian President and the African Peace Mission appear to differ on the road to peace Read more »
June 11, 2023
Africa: Message to the African Peace Mission - Ukraine Shares a History With Africa On the Struggle for Liberation
It is very difficult for Ukrainians to accept the neutral character of some members of the African peace delegation, including South Africa and Uganda. Read more »
June 16, 2023
South Africa: Standoff At Warsaw Airport After Officials Try to Confiscate Weapons From Ramaphosa's Presidential Protection Unit
More than 10 hours after arriving in Warsaw, about 120 special forces, high-ranking security personnel as well as journalists were unable to disembark and head to Rzeszów. Read more »
June 07, 2023
Africa: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Welcomes African Peace Initiative - and Spells Out Two Immutable Principles
Dmytro Kuleba says Ukraine has told the African presidents' peace initiative that seceding Ukrainian territory to Russia is a non-starter in peace negotiations, and no peace plan… Read more »
June 06, 2023
South Africa: Ramaphosa Embarks On Attempted 'Course Correction' of SA's Russia Stance
President Cyril Ramaphosa is despatching special envoys to the G7 countries and rethinking Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to SA to counter the impression that the country… Read more »
June 01, 2023
South Africa: South Africa Now Looking to China to Host BRICS Summit, Sources Say
South African official sources have confirmed that Pretoria is considering moving the BRICS summit to China to avoid acting on the ICC's warrant of arrest for Russian President… Read more »
South Africa: BRICS Diplomat Rejects Notion of Moving Summit Away From SA to Legally Accommodate Putin
Sooklal was speaking on Thursday at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Cape Town, which is preparing for the summit in Gauteng in August. Read more »
May 31, 2023
South Africa: BRICS Foreign Ministers Meet in Cape Town As Questions Mount About Putin's Possible Visit
Can Pretoria legally grant Russian President Vladimir Putin immunity from ICC arrest in time for the BRICS summit in August? Read more »
May 29, 2023
South Africa: Reserve Bank Warns of a Shock to the System Over SA's 'Neutral' Russia-Ukraine Stance
The South African Reserve Bank has warned that perceptions that South Africa's 'neutral' stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a Potemkin one could have devastating consequences… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Grants All Officials (Including Putin) Diplomatic Immunity for BRICS Summit
In preparation for the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting and summit, the South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all officials involved. Read more »
May 18, 2023
South Africa: Lady R Saga Reveals a Ship of State Foundering in a Sea of Uncertainty and Ineptitude
Wherever the truth lies in this sorry saga, what we have is a fundamental lack of transparency and trust between a government and its citizenry. We simply cannot believe what… Read more »
Africa: Russia-Ukraine Conflict 'Far From Being Ripe for Mediation' As African Delegation Heads to Europe, Say Experts
Mediation experts say the Russia-Ukraine war is 'far from being ripe for mediation', as President Cyril Ramaphosa and five other African leaders prepare to undertake a peace… Read more »
May 17, 2023
South Africa: Ever-Closer Ties With Russia Jeopardise Annual Exports to U.S. Under AGOA Deal
South Africa exports an enormous amount of goods to the US annually - including vehicles, aluminium, chemicals, fruit, wine, ferroalloys, and even ice cream and edible ice. But now… Read more »
May 15, 2023
South Africa: Army Chief Visits Moscow for Talks About Military Cooperation
Amid a crisis in relations with the US over South Africa's growing relations with Russia, head of the SA army Lieutenant-General Lawrence Mbatha is visiting Moscow for talks on… Read more »
May 14, 2023
South Africa: Ukraine President Zelensky Warns Ramaphosa Against Selling Arms to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said, in his daily public address on Saturday, delivered from Rome, that he had asked the South African President to support his 'peace… Read more »
May 13, 2023
South Africa: U.S. Rang Alarm Bells About Alleged Russian Arms Trade in February - Minister
The impact on the South African economy of any secondary sanctions which the US might impose on this country because of its stance on Russia's war against Ukraine - including the… Read more »
May 11, 2023
South Africa: U.S. Ambassador Lashes Out At ANC Govt for 'Providing Arms and Ammunition to Russia'
After months of silence about the Russian vessel which docked in Simon's Town, the Presidency's solution to the quagmire is an independent inquiry to be led by a retired judge. Read more »
April 02, 2023
South Africa: In Apparent Effort Not to Upset Putin's Russia, ANC Government Bans Arms Sales to Poland
The ANC's South Africa has bet firmly on a dark side of history in selecting its partner of choice in the Russification of its foreign and domestic policy. Its choice is not based… Read more »
March 14, 2023
South Africa: These Five German Energy Companies Are Reviewing Eskom's Operations, Scopa Finally Told
International consultants from a consortium of five Germany-based companies are reviewing Eskom's operations. At least some of their recommendations must be implemented before the… Read more »