Abbey Makoe, Author at Global South Media Network

ILL-ADVISED WAR ON IRAN SHOWS TRUMP IS NETANYAHU’S “MANNA FROM HEAVEN”

The biggest losers in the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran are, sadly, the Gulf Arab States in their entirety, often known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). For the uninitiated, the GCC is made up of Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman, which played a key role in the peace talks […]

DEFENCE FORCES NEED TO ACT WITHIN CONSTITUTION, NOT ACT AS A LAW UNTO THEMSELVES

There are times, at times too often, when the role of defence forces in nation-states is misconstrued – inadvertently or deliberately – by some in the body politic who harbour sectarian interests. The implicit opposition to the proposed constitutional changes in the Amendment 3 Bill by “Zimbabwean retired generals and senior civil servants who are ex-combatants”, when […]

TWO YEARS TO REBUILD: WHY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 3 MAY BE OPPOSITION’S UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY

Politics often rewards preparation more than passion. For the fragmented opposition in Zimbabwe, the prospect of two additional years before the next general election, through Constitutional Amendment No. 3, may not be the setback it is currently portrayed to be. Instead, it could provide the breathing space the opposition desperately needs to regroup, rebuild structures, […]

NEW US ENVOY BOZELL’S START IN SA IS UNSAVOURY

South Africa’s fate appears to be like water on the palm of the hand of the US administration. A cursory desktop search has a plethora of examples that shows the utterly lopsided bilateral ties between Pretoria and Washington. It need not be like this. Diplomatic relations between two nations are premised on fundamental ethos such as mutual respect, voluntary cooperation and […]

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SPELLS OUT PLANS FOR PROSPEROUS CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION

For thirty-six years in a row, Chinese Foreign Ministry has designated Africa as the first foreign destination in the packed annual calendar. This practice – come hell or high water – remains a diplomatic tradition that the government of the People’s Republic of China hold very dear. In fact, virtually all African states have flourishing […]

IRAN IS VICTIM OF IAEA AND US-LED WESTERN DOUBLE-STANDARDS

Apart from the obvious loss of life and the mass destruction of infrastructure, the war on Iran by the US-Israeli joint venture exposes more fault-lines in our beleaguered international system: Double standards. Geopolitics analysts believe that the biggest winner in the military onslaught against Iran is already the Jewish state of Israel, and in particular […]

“WE STAND RESOLUTE IN THE FACE OF AGGRESSION,” IRAN’S EMBASSY IN SA

The devastation of the assassination of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gripped the offices of the Brooklyn cultural offices of the embassy of Iran in South Africa. Twenty-four hours after Israel and the US launched a surprise military attack on the home of the Supreme Leader in Tehran, “martyring” him and several other […]

FARE THEE WELL, BRA JOE

Bra Joe Latakgomo was a gentle giant of Black journalism. Orally, he was not a man of many words. Almost a reserved personality, he treated people with respect. Even his objects of scorn, such as apartheid and its white establishments, he condemned with a sense of correcting, rather than ridiculing. Joseph “Joe” Seshego Latakgomo breathed his last breath at Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville near Pretoria on […]

RETURN OF RUSSIAN ATHLETES TO THE IPC FOLD SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

Finally, common sense appears to have prevailed over the unjustifiable punishment of hordes of innocent Russian and Belarussian athletes over the actions of their respective governments. For the first time since 2014, at least, Russian Paralympians are set to return to the international stage following the commendable decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The […]

PRESIDENT XI PROMISES ZIMBABWEANS AN “ALL-WEATHER CHINA-AFRICA COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE”.

Zimbabwean War Veterans recently wrote an emotional letter to the Chinese President Xi Jinping, thanking him for the cordial historical ties that continue to be unbreakable to this day. In writing to President Xi the Zimbabwean “War Vets”, as they are passionately called, expressed a deep sense of gratitude to the Chinese leader on behalf […]

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 […]

SA MUST JOIN US, MOROCCO AND OTHERS IN SECURING WESTERN SAHARA PEACE DEAL

The Trump administration is moving with turbo-charged speed to settle the Western Sahara conflict. In that expeditious US adventure, there is bound to be winners and losers. South Africa, a long-standing backer of the Western Sahara people’s fight for independence, appears to be caught between a rock and a hard place. SA has historically aligned […]

Author: Abbey Makoe