SOUTH AFRICA IS BACK AT THE CENTRE OF AFRICA’S SECURITY TABLE
South Africa’s election to the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) is more than a diplomatic win in Addis Ababa. It is a statement: Pretoria is reclaiming its place at the centre of Africa’s peace and security architecture. At a time when coups are no longer shocking, terrorism is mutating across the Sahel, and […]
IN THE THROES OF A PROFOUND STRATEGIC CHANGE
Scarcely six weeks into 2026, a profound shift in the global military-strategic situation is fully underway and is being openly discussed as such in Washington, Moscow, and other world capitals. The U.S. Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby was blunt in his February 12 speech to NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels: “We […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S REMARKS ON REPORT OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC) OF THE AU
“South Africa appreciates the report on the state of peace and security on our continent, and remains concerned about worsening conditions of conflict, war and instability on our continent. South Africa reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the vision of a peaceful, prosperous and integrated Africa as articulated in agenda 2063. As we meet here, a […]
WESTERN SAHARA PEACE TALKS – HOW DIRCO LET DOWN PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 2nd State of the Nation (SONA) address under the auspices of the Government of National Unity (GNU). The significance of this was overwhelming. This was only the second time since the dawn of democracy in April 1994 that Mandela’s party, the ANC, has not enjoyed a monopoly on determining the country’s […]