Abbey Makoe, Author at Global South Media Network

UN SECURITY COUNCIL’S VETO POWERS BITE BACK THE US

This week, the UN Security Council is expected to debate a draft resolution on Iran and its spectacular closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a choke-point that continues to devastate the global economy. The constant rise in oil prices as a result of the Middle East crisis can be felt far and near. The closure […]

TRUMP’S CANTANKEROUS LEADERSHIP A BAD OMEN FOR WORLD PEACE

Claims about the activities of the US government-aligned institutions such as the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAID, among others, give credence to discourse about a systematic fermentation of chaos in international relations. USAID has been whittled down since the triumphant return of President Donald Trump to the White House. Trump ascended to the […]

US “SECOND CIA” LEAD THE WAY IN THE USE OF SOFT POWER FOR REGIME CHANGE

Since its establishment in 1983, the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has stayed true to its nefarious objectives, which are aimed at subverting undesirable foreign governments that are deemed to pursue malign activities that threaten the foreign policy interests of the world’s superpower. When the Ronald Reagan administration founded NED as an NGO, they […]

APPOINTMENT OF ROELF MEYER AS ENVOY TO THE US “LEAVES MUCH TO BE DESIRED”

The announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that he has appointed former apartheid-era government kingpin Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s ambassador to the US is a hard pill to swallow. Our President: a gentle soul, whose love for our country is beyond reproach. A lawyer by profession and former trade unionist whose stature rose like a […]

TOOTHLESS ICC TOO SCARED TO TACKLE “GENOCIDAL BULLY” TRUMP

Time seemed to stand still. The world went eerily anxious, waiting with bated breath. Donald Trump’s finger was on the trigger as the clock began to race faster. Iran, a nation of more than 90 million people, was on the brink of apocalypse. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” […]

LAUNCH OF SINO-SA MEDIA CLUB BODES WELL FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND ACCURATE REPORTING

This week, bilateral cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and South Africa were elevated to a much higher level with the establishment of the Sino-SA Media Club. Led by the Chinese embassy in SA, and the Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS), the media club aims to enhance mutual understanding between Beijing and Pretoria […]

GRADUALLY ISOLATED UKRAINE IS A VICTIM OF ZELENSKY’S LACK OF FORESIGHT

The plight of Ukraine is rapidly slipping through US President Donald Trump’s fingers with dangerous signals to a bleak future for the embattled nation and its leader Volodymyr Zelensky. The ominous signs do not shield Europe from the brewing storm either. Two public statements on Ukraine by the Trump administration this week point to a […]

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 […]

Author: Abbey Makoe