International News
South Africa will champion African energy priorities at G20 next year – Ramokgopa
By: Rebecca Campbell 5th November 2024 South Africa will use its position as Chair of the G20 (the group of 19 major global economies plus the African Union and the European Union) next... →
World needs development rethink - Unctad
By: Schalk Burger 30th October 2024 Slow growth, high debt, weak investment and the risk of fragmented trade are contributing to widespread discontent affecting developed and... →
Spurred by shared grievances, Brics gathers pace
By: Reuters 25th October 2024 As US election jitters hung over this week's meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling Vladimir Putin was in the Russian city of... →
UN says world is now on course for warming of up to 3.1 °C
By: Bloomberg 25th October 2024 A chronic lack of ambition and climate action by countries across the world over the past three years means the goal to keep global warming below... →
Putin warns of Middle East conflagration and debates Ukraine at Brics
By: Reuters 24th October 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin told Brics leaders on Thursday that the Middle East was on the brink of a full-scale war after a sharp rise in... →
UN chief calls for peace in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine and Sudan
By: Reuters 24th October 2024 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Brics leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the world needed... →
Ramaphosa calls for reform of global peace, security mechanisms 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that existing global institutional mechanisms need to be strengthened and reformed to play a... →
Modi says Brics must avoid being an anti-west group as it grows
By: Bloomberg 24th October 2024 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Brics shouldn’t project itself as an alternative to global organisations, even as founding members like... →
