SACP SET TO SHAKE TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE TO THE CORE AS IT MOVES TO CONTEST ELECTIONS ALONE

SA Communist Party members converge in Gauteng’s Ekurhuleni region in what could become a watershed moment in the ANC-headed Tripartite Alliance that has governed democratic South Africa since 1994. Bilateral relations between key components of the Tripartite Alliance, the ANC and SACP, have grown so frosty the fall-out is all but an open secret. The […]

PRESIDENT BIDEN’S AFRICAN DREAM TO COUNTER CHINA WILL BE DERAILED BY HISTORY

In 1976, in an effort to bolster the China-Africa relations that had blossomed throughout Africa’s liberation wars for independence, China issued a rare (at the time) interest-free loan for the construction of TAZARA railway. TAZARA, short for Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority, has since the start of its operation nearly 50 years ago been a shining model […]

PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ANGOLA VISIT FRAUGHT WITH A LITANY OF QUESTIONS

Right at the tail-end of his chequered presidency, out-going US President Joe Biden is visiting Angola in the SADC region not only to bolster bilateral ties between Washington and Luanda, but also – we learn – to counter China’s rising influence and impact in Africa. Among his key offerings on the table, President Biden has […]

EUROPE’S “REGISTER” TO STEAL RUSSIA’S FROZEN ASSETS IS DOOMED TO FAIL

“Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine”, also known as the Register of Damage for Ukraine or RD4U, is an acronym for Western ganging-up against Moscow in the wake of glaring geopolitical clash of interests between the West and Russia. Founded by the Council of Europe to proliferate ways […]

LAME DUCK BIDEN’S SHEER ACT OF FOLLY AS HE RISKS A WORLD WAR

In his last act of cowardice, outgoing US President Joe Biden has done what he dreaded doing at the height of his comfort in office – authorizing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia, an act the Kremlin has long described as a “red line”. The question is, why now? So heavily is the dice […]

BE CAREFUL OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN SA’S STABLE DEMOCRACY

The controversial US NGO, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is holding a conference in Johannesburg under the banner of democracy and the spread of other freedoms associated with democratization. The conference started today, November 20th, and runs Friday until 22nd. The NED was established in 1983 during the Ronald Reagan administration and has since played […]

“COLONIALISM HAS LEFT A DEEP WOUND IN US,” AFRICA TELLS RUSSIA

Consensus among international relations scholars is that our global order system is currently undergoing changes of great significance. The convergence in Sochi, Russia, of Africa’s foreign affairs ministers and their team attested to the fundamental shift in global relations. Africa’s top envoys were hosted by their Russian counterpart, the veteran foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Africa […]

RUSSOPHILE GATHERING ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD IN SANDTON, JOBURG

Dozens of people turned up for the first-ever meeting of the International Russophile Movement (MIR), the first to be held on the African continent. It took place today in South Africa’s financial capital Sandton, Johannesburg, the same that hosted the historic BRICS` summit in 2023, resulting in the expansion of the strategic bloc from only […]

RUSSIA’S LAVROV LEADS COOPERATION EFFORTS WITH AFRICA TO COUNTER WESTERN IMPERIALISM

Veteran Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has highlighted the secret behind the flourishing ties between Russia and the African continent, revealing: “We discuss our desires without blackmail.” Lavrov was speaking during his closing remarks at the First Ministerial Meeting of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, which was held in the southern holiday city of Sochi, Russia. […]