BRICS IS A SPECTACULAR FLOP, UNLESS IT RISES TO GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES
When BRIC incorporated South Africa in 2010 and added “S” at the end of its acronym – turning it into BRICS – many in International Relations believed something formidable was being birthed by the Global South in order to finally counter Western hegemony. The initial members of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]
BAFANA-BAFANA’S HISTORIC WORLD CUP HEROICS RALLY OUR BELOVED MZANSI TOGETHER
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Nelson Mandela once intimated about the role of sport in society, saying – and I paraphrase – that sport unites people like no other. This week, amidst a lingering atmosphere of national doom and to a certain extent gloom itself, Bafana Bafana reignited a South African spirit of oneness that has successfully propelled a fractious […]
UKRAINE-POLAND FALLOUT THREATENS NATO’S PROXY WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
This week, SA’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Ronald Lamola, hosted his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski in Pretoria to give effect to their joint desire for closer ties as per their Davos, Switzerland visit, undertaking during the World Economic Forum. The bilateral meeting at the OR Tambo Building – DIRCO’s HQ in SA’s […]
CELEBRATION OF THE “GREAT AND GLORIOUS” COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA’S 105TH ANNIVERSARY
The founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) 105 years ago – during a time when the nation was beset by internal troubles and external aggression and the people impoverished and weak – “opened a historic great change that has turned the world upside down”. In fact, it has been “105 years of unremitting […]
ZEN Holdings is a Finalist in the Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards 2026
ZEN Holdings was honoured to be a finalist at the recent Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards 2026. For 25 years, these prestigious awards have recognised organisations that demonstrate leadership in economic transformation, empowerment, and inclusive growth. During the evening, I had the opportunity to speak with Diana Kgaje, Director of ZEN Holdings, whose passion for […]
IMMIGRATION BATTLE: THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY CONQUERED
Erudite celebrity comedian Trevor Noah summed up very wisely the root causes of South Africa’s immigration woes, pointing at what socialist politician oftentimes refer to as “bread and butter issues”. It’s all about economics, damnit, was basically Noah’s wise findings from his lived experience. For as long as things are going right, no local ever […]
US WORLD CUP SHENANIGANS EXPOSES FIFA’S DOUBLE-STANDARDS
World football governing body FIFA’s credibility lie in tatters, torn apart by its own culture of double-standards and a perennial alignment with the powerful Western nations over the so-called developing economies. Oftentimes FIFA has been able to get away with murder due to the sly and cunning way of the organization’s complex operations. In short, […]
MASHILE-NKOSI LEADS A MOVING CELEBRATION IN HONOUR OF HER LATE DAUGHTER “ZAZA” INSIDE A CENTRE BUILT IN HER MEMORY AT BARA HOSPITAL
Renowned business woman and philanthropist Daphne Mashile-Nkosi fought back the tears as she stood on a makeshift podium at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, leading celebration into the life of her late daughter, Zakithi Nkosi. Trying very hard to control her emotion, the visibly distraught mother told an intimate crowd that had gathered to mark […]
THE SCOURGE OF COLONIALISM CONTINUES TO REIGN SUPREME IN AFRICA
Professor Fadhel Kaboub, renowned Tunisian-American political economist, recently gave a blunt appraisal of the stranglehold that the lingering traits of neo-colonialism continue to hold on the African continent. Of greater significance to his empirical evidence about the oftentimes subtle subjugation of the continent by foreign powers, Prof Kaboub – President of the Global Institute for […]
RUSSIA, CHINA, CHAMPION “CONCEPT OF A SINGLE FATE FOR HUMANKIND” – PRESIDENT XI
A mere week after US President Donald Trump flew out of Beijing following a glamorous rare state visit – the first in a decade by a US president – China proved to be a modern-day mecca for crisis diplomacy as Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped in. The contrast in both mood and expectation was palpable […]
TRUMP HOPEFULLY LEARNT LESSONS FROM XI’S HUMILITY
President Donald Trump became the first US leader in a decade to undertake a state visit to the People’s Republic of China this week. The significance of the visit cannot be overstated. China is the world’s second largest economy behind that of the US. The two countries have become fierce competitors on global affairs. Their […]
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 […]