INDIA TO USA: “WE’LL BUY WHAT WE NEED, NOT WHAT WE’RE TOLD”

India has made it clear: its energy security will not be dictated by foreign powers. Days before sweeping U.S. tariffs on Indian goods are set to take effect – including a 25% penalty for importing Russian oil – India’s ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, reaffirmed that the country will continue to buy crude “from wherever […]
AZAPO’S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Greetings Mr President, To act in this uncharacteristic manner is a desperate attempt to grab your highly contested and congested attention and redirect it to the voice of the voiceless. The fact that you cut your political teeth in the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), of which I remain an activist, gives me the assurance that […]