Is South Africa better off with or without Cyril Ramaphosa?
Dec 19, 2022 16:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa came to the helm of South Africas governing party, the African National Congress (ANC) in 2017 on an anti-corruption, or anti-state capture, platform. The ANCs 54th elective conference gave him a...
How the 20 year rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has transformed Turkey
Dec 19, 2022 16:31 pm UTC| Politics
In 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogans Justice and Development Party, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP), obtained a parliamentary majority in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The seemingly unstoppable rise of political Islam...
UN postpones vote on representation of Afghanistan Taliban, Myanmar junta
Dec 19, 2022 10:18 am UTC| Politics
The United Nations General Assembly voted to postpone the decision again to determine whether the Afghanistan Taliban or the generals that comprise Myanmars junta can send an ambassador. The postponement would leave the...
Iran: Sunni cleric calls for the release of protest detainees
Dec 19, 2022 09:34 am UTC| Politics
Irans security forces have arrested and detained thousands of demonstrators as Tehran looks to increase its crackdown on the ongoing protests. A prominent Sunni cleric has called for the release of protesters that were...
Japan: Majority oppose tax hikes for military expansion, survey finds
Dec 19, 2022 09:30 am UTC| Politics
In light of tensions in the world, the Japanese government is looking to expand its military. A survey by a local news outlet found that the majority of the Japanese public has opposed increasing taxes for expanding the...
Qatar reiterates its government not involved in EU corruption investigation
Dec 19, 2022 08:21 am UTC| Politics
The Qatari government has reiterated its denial of the allegations that the Gulf State is involved in an ongoing investigation by authorities in Belgium linked to the European Parliament. This follows the charges pressed...
Russia-Ukraine war: US finalizing plans to send Patriot air defense system to Ukraine
Dec 15, 2022 12:38 pm UTC| Politics
Ukraine has appealed to the West for air defense weapons as it faces constant air raids from Russia in the war that has lasted almost 10 months. The United States is reportedly finalizing its plans to send Ukraine its...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight