SA’S FOREIGN POLICY WILL REMAIN “UNCHANGED”, DIRCO’S MORAKA SAYS
DIRCO’S Deputy Minister Ms Thandi Moraka has echoed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s steadfast position that SA’s foreign policy remains unchanged in spite of the advent of the Government of National Unity (GNU). “South Africa’s foreign policy hasn’t changed and there is no appetite whatsoever to change it for whatever interest,” Ms Moraka said during an exclusive […]
SA “WELL-RECEIVED” IN RUSSIA AS TIES FLOURISH – DIRCO’S DEP MINISTER THANDI MORAKA
The participation of the SA government at the First Ministerial Russia-Africa Partnership is testament to the close-knit bilateral relations between Moscow and Pretoria. This is according to the Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Ms Thandi Moraka. She was speaking in an exclusive interview with the online news site Global […]
TRUMP’S SECOND COMING BODES WELL FOR WORLD PEACE
Donald Trump’s sensational triumph over the establishment in the form of the Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party reveals much more about the schism between the rulers and their subjects worldwide. The sheer arrogance of the Biden administration – under which Harris serves as Vice President – has been rightly shown the door from the […]
“WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE RUSSIA ON OUR SIDE,” SAYS MALI’S FOREIGN MINISTER
Malian Foreign Affairs Minister Abdoulaye Diop has heaped praise on Russia’s flourishing multilateral ties with the African continent, saying Moscow should take credit in that “Russia is not a colonial power and never was”. Speaking during a media briefing at the First Ministerial Meeting of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi, Russia, Diop said the […]
RUSSIA, AFRICA, HOLD A STRATEGIC MEETING TO THRASH OUT PLANS FOR A SHARED FUTURE
Thandi Moraka, deputy minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), is representing South Africa at the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum (RAPF), in Sochi, Russia. The meeting is currently underway in popular vacation city of Sochi, Russia. It is being hosted by the veteran Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, […]
ISRAEL AND ALLIES WILL ULTIMATELY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR GAZA
For the umpteenth time, Israel has shoved a middle finger at the United Nations. The Jewish state’s parliament, Knesset, this week shrugged off impassioned international plea from allies and foes alike when it banned – apartheid style – the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The ban will take effect in 90 […]
BRICS SUMMIT 2024 OFFERS HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO RESET GEOPOLITICS
The 2024 BRICS Summit kicks off in the Russian city of Kazan this week, confronted by a window of opportunity to assert the bloc’s footprint in the reconfiguration of the international world order that is in a downward spiral of disintegration. The summit will take place from October 22-24 and will be chaired by the […]
ESWATINI WILL BE WISER TO REVIEW ITS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN
“Penny-wise pound-foolish,” that in my humble opinion appears to be the fundamental base – misguided and unfortunate as it is – of the Eswatini foreign policy toward China. How can, in this day and era, the small kingdom of Eswatini be the only country in the whole of the African continent that refuses to recognize […]
NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ARE IN NO COUNTRY’S INTEREST
Nuclear arms race is an inevitable eventuality in a world where mistrust and conflict supersede dialogue and the collective appreciation for convivial global coexistence. Two examples of current international conflict – Ukraine and the Middle East – provide a textbook example of how and when to ignite a nuclear arms race. At the height of […]
THE ICC HAS FAILED THE WORLD, AND PROSECUTOR KHAN MUST QUIT
The world is going through a painful period of glaring failure of those charged with the responsibility to rule. Increasingly, the desperation in the voice of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says it all: Evil is triumphing over good. The evil deeds of the powerful minority prevails over the aspiration of the majority for […]
“GOOD FRIENDS WE HAVE TODAY REPRESENT FUTURE BRIDGES TOWARDS OUR SHARED FUTURE” – AMB WU PENG
At the recent Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that was held in Beijing, no less than 51 African heads of state or their delegations attended the meeting in person, signifying the importance of the occasion amidst the rapidly-changing international world order. Also in attendance were the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and the […]
REMOVAL OF MANDELA’S STATUE FROM ANY PUBLIC SPACE CANNOT OBLITERATE HISTORY
The US Democrats’ reported call for the removal of the statue of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela from Washington, if true, exposes their sheer lack of understanding and/or appreciation of the freedom fighter’s enormous contribution to humanity. Some few weeks ago, in July, Democrats’ House leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, was quoted as saying: “We should never […]