Totally Volga: South Africa’s Orwellian diplomacy hits a new low Khumbudzo Ntshavheni channelled the totalitarian leaders of Orwell’s ‘1984’ at a recent event, where ‘doublespeak’ was the order of the day… Ray HartleyGreg Mills June 2, 2026 Opinion·Politics 1
Carpe per diem: how Brics has lost its clout The gathering of the Brics foreign ministers in New Delhi last week was an exercise in irrelevance… Ray HartleyGreg Mills May 18, 2026 Opinion·Politics
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… Ray HartleyGreg Mills January 19, 2026 Opinion·Politics 1
Duped, deployed, disappeared: MK’s Russia debacle MK apparently promised jobs. Instead, recruits got war… by Shirley de Villiers November 28, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Trump-Putin summit: this isn’t how wars are ended The hastily arranged Trump-Putin summit is unlikely to amount to any lasting peace in Ukraine… by Donald Heflin August 14, 2025 News·Opinion
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