International News
Five things to watch as South Africa hosts Brics Summit
By: Bloomberg 18th August 2023 South Africa hosts a summit of the Brics group of nations and others in the Global South next week who are seeking to balance Western dominance of... →
Niger junta says open to talks as Putin, US stress peace
By: Reuters 16th August 2023 Niger's junta on Tuesday said that it was open to talks to resolve a regional crisis caused by last month's military coup, while Russia and the... →
Brics isn’t competing with any bloc, South African diplomat says
By: Bloomberg 14th August 2023 The Brics group of emerging market powers aims to promote the interests of the developing world and isn’t in competition with any other bloc, a top... →
Geopolitical tensions expected to increase to 2050
By: Darren Parker 11th August 2023 Geopolitical tensions are likely to increase over the next few decades as countries reposition themselves, research firm BMI Research – a Fitch... →
Iran seeks South Africa support for accelerated Brics membership 
By: Bloomberg 10th August 2023 Iran asked South Africa’s government to support its “accelerated membership” of Brics, as the five-nation bloc prepares to hold a summit later this... →
Solidarity intervenes to ‘save’ SA-US Agoa agreement
By: Sane Dhlamini 1st August 2023 Solidarity Research Institute economic researcher Theuns du Buisson said on Tuesday that his union is in discussions with US diplomats to ensure... →
Russia says Brics summit to discuss expanding group
By: Reuters 1st August 2023 The Kremlin said on Tuesday that expanding the Brics group of nations would be a topic high on the agenda of the group's upcoming summit in South... →
US official lauds South African, US just energy transition partnership 
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 1st August 2023 US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland has lauded the partnership between South Africa and the US, which is expected to... →
