Israel and South Africa: Nostalgia is not a strategy
South Africa’s international relations require derisking, not provocation. Dirco hasn’t got the memo…
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Operation Wilt for Peace
South Africa is poking the US bear by conducting war games with Iran, Russia and China. That may come back to bite it…
South Africa’s hypocrisy is not just laughable – it’s Trumpian
South Africa’s selective outrage is two-faced: loud at the UN on the US, silent on African strongmen. Pretoria keeps gambling with its credibility…
South Africa tests Trump – at its own peril
US-South Africa relations are under significant stress. Cyril Ramaphosa’s government could play the issue more smartly…
Now the party is over, who washes the G20 dishes?
The G20 event was marked most by US and Chinese absentia. These absences send a message – that South Africa is ignorable, despite the…
Memo to President Ramaphosa
An open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his visit to the White House…
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The complaint economy
Jono Hall reflects on bad service, online feedback culture and…
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I haven’t had an opportunity to see the documentary Billy…
Ban Ki-moon’s (overly) simple fix for South Africa
The former UN secretary-general says South Africa should focus on…
The utility – and tragedy – of a boring budget
South Africa’s increasingly low-grade ambitions are writ large in this…
