US AMB BOZELL LOOKS LIKE A “REPEAT OFFENDER” DETERMINED TO RUB SA GOVNT THE WRONG WAY
UNDIPLOMATIC CONDUCT: Amb Bozell has emerged like a wrecking ball in SA’s domestic affairs New US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell, has hardly completed a full calendar year since he was posted to Pretoria, yet the negative attention he is attracting is already posing a nightmare in SA foreign affairs circles. This week, […]
MINISTER KGOSIENTSHO RAMOKGOPA ANNOUNCES CONTINUATION OF DR MTETO NYATI AS ESKOM BOARD CHAIRPERSON AND SETS OUT SHAREHOLDER EXPECTATIONS FOR ESKOM 2.
The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced to the nation the appointment of Dr Mteto Nyati to continue serving as Chairperson of the Eskom Board. “If it is not broken, why fix it,” Minister Ramokgopa asked.He said Dr Nyati’s continued leadership provides continuity as Eskom moves from the immediate work of […]
US INVITES RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TO ATTEND G20 SUMMIT IN FLORIDA
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has confirmed that Washington has extended an invite to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 Summit scheduled to take place in Florida in December. Speaking after his meeting with Russian veteran foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, […]
UNGA 81 SHOWS WHY THE GLOBAL SOUTH NEEDS TO USE BRICS TO ESCAPE WESTERN HEGEMONY
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) took place amid rising global tensions characterised by the trumping of UN Charter itself, and glaring impunity. Leaders of the Global South were particularly determined to highlight the litany of raging inequities in our global governance system. Brazil’s President Lula, who opened the session, lambasted […]
LETTER OF HELGA ZEPP-LaROUCHE: TO HEADS OF STATE AND DELEGATIONS PARTICIATING IN THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SEPTEMBER 2026
This institution, the United Nations General Assembly, may not be perfect and may need reform, but it does represent still, at this moment of extreme crisis, the most important institution where representatives of the entire human population come together to address existential problems. This time, the UN General Assembly takes place at a moment of […]
UNRESOLVED KILLING OF OUR WOMEN COULD LEAD SA TO BECOME A “FAILED STATE”
The mysterious deaths of several women in the sprawling East Rand of Johannesburg – known as Ekurhuleni – raises much more pertinent questions about the current state of our freedom. Over the past two months, the bodies of nine women have been discovered in Ekurhuleni, their condition clearly indicative of their violent demise. According to […]
WHEN WOMEN JUDGES ARE TOLD TO STEP ASIDE, WHY DOES JUDGE MAKAMU REMAIN ON THE BENCH?
There is an uncomfortable question hanging over South Africa’s judiciary: how does a judge whose name now sits beneath the shadow of a serious bribery allegation continue to exercise the solemn authority of the High Court? Judge M.S. Makamu stands accused of soliciting a financial benefit connected to the exercise of judicial power allegations he […]
THE RISE OF BRICS MARKS END OF WESTERN “MIGHT MAKES RIGHT” ERA – PRESIDENT XI
ON A MISSION: President Xi is determined to make the world just, safer and prosperous for all Chinese President Xi Jinping has rallied the entire Global South to play a protagonist role in the unfolding reconfiguration of the international world order, which he said is “fraught with risks and challenges”. Speaking during the recent 18th […]
BRICS INDIA SUMMIT SET TO USHER IN A POST-WESTERN DOMINATION WORLD ORDER
The 18th BRICS Summit takes place in the Indian capital, New Delhi, this weekend at a time of great security and economic uncertainty throughout the international world order. Simmering geopolitical differences and competing national interests among BRICS member-states is a matter impossible to overlook. Lingering differences in approach to the remaking of the international governance system […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S ADDRESS AT THE SAPS NATIONAL COMMEMORATION DAY
*PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S ADDRESS AT THE SAPS NATIONAL COMMEMORATION DAY* A nation reveals its character not only in how it remembers those who serve it, but in what it does to protect those who serve. Today, South Africa stands before its Roll of Honour with grief and resolve. Today, we remember 12 police officers who gave […]
MINISTER MAJODINA CONCLUDES LIMPOPO MINISTERIAL HANDOVER OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AT SENWABARWANA – BLOUBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
MEDIA STATEMENT Minister Majodina concludes Limpopo Ministerial handover of water infrastructure at Senwabarwana – Blouberg Local Municipality For Immediate Release 06 September 2026 Over the two days, 05 – 06 September 2026, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina handed over water projects in two local municipalities of Mogalakwena and Blouberg in Limpopo Province to advance […]
DEPUTY MINISTER MOROLONG AND PREMIER RAMATHUBA TO LEAD MILESTONES OF FREEDOM LAUNCH IN LIMPOPO
*MEDIA ADVISORY* *DEPUTY MINISTER MOROLONG AND PREMIER RAMATHUBA TO LEAD MILESTONES OF FREEDOM LAUNCH IN LIMPOPO* Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Kenny Morolong, and Limpopo Premier, Phophi Ramathuba, will on Tuesday, 08 September 2026, lead the Limpopo launch of the Milestones of Freedom campaign at the University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus. The Milestones of Freedom […]