TWO SEMI-MIRACLES IN WASHINGTON VS THE MONSTER THAT GRABBED THE PRESIDENT
Two unusual and somewhat hopeful developments occurred today amongst politicians in a morally bankrupt West—and they both occurred in Washington, D.C.! First, some Republican legislators went public with the massively unconstitutional and incompetent assault on Iran. Second, some Democratic and Republican legislators sat down with some Russian legislators in a long overdue dialogue, simply to […]
WHY ZIMBABWE’S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 3 COULD BE A TURNING POINT FOR NATIONAL RENEWAL
For much of the past two decades, political debate in Zimbabwe has revolved around recurring electoral disputes, institutional mistrust and persistent economic uncertainty. While sanctions, policy choices and global economic pressures have all influenced the country’s trajectory, one issue sits quietly at the centre of national governance debates: the structure and durability of the country’s […]
RESPONSE OF THE WEST TO UKRAINE’S FINANCIAL SCANDAL IS SHOCKING
The apathetic response from the West about the ensuing revelation of widespread corruption in the Ukraine’s Zelensky administration beggars the question: When is corruption permissible, and contemptuous? Ukraine stands at the centre of a massive financial scandal totalling millions of US dollars. Seemingly taking advantage of the war economy Timur Mindich, a former associate of […]
DON’T MISS EIR’S BERING STRAIT ROUNDTABLE – WILL THE U.S. JOIN THE GLOBAL MAJORITY VIA THE BERING STRAIT TUNNEL?
We have thus entered a time, measured by the clock of nuclear-fission and thermonuclear power’s development, when the long history of the domination over the land-masses of the planet by actually or implicitly imperial maritime powers, is no longer an acceptable practical proposition. Instead, the science-driven, capital-intensive mode of development of the basic economic infrastructure […]
SA CONDEMNS THE ILLEGAL AND UNPROVOKED ATTACKE BY ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE IN QATAR
The South African Government unequivocally condemns the illegal and unprovoked attack carried out by the Israeli Defence Force in Doha, Qatar, which targeted a civilian building in a residential area, which purportedly housed members of the Political Bureau of Hamas. This attack on Qatari territory constitutes a blatant violation of international law, breaching the principles […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE UNDERTAKES A WORKING VISIT TO RUSSIA FOR SPIEF 2025
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will undertake a Working Visit to the Russian Federation on 17-21 June 2025, aimed at strengthening bilateral economic and trade ties between South Africa and Russia. The purpose of the Working Visit is to strengthen bilateral economic and trade ties between South Africa and the Russian Federation, particularly focusing on enhancing […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RESHUFFLES CABINET
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 “Constitution” vests executive authority of the Republic in the President. The President exercises executive authority together with other members of cabinet in fulfilling various provisions of the Constitution and national legislation. In order to ensure the effectiveness of cabinet in delivering to its mandate and in […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TO OFFICIATE NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL MSME & COOPERATIVE AWARDS
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 22 November 2024 address the National Presidential MSME & Cooperatives Awards ceremony at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. This premier event is dedicated to recognising outstanding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Cooperatives and is hosted by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD). The awards aim to spotlight […]
ARCHBISHOP TUTU SHOULD NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH WORLD MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY PLATFORM
Lawyers for the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust have addressed a letter to the CEO and Board of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation (DTLF) with respect to the Foundation’s involvement in the Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy (WMD). The letter informed the Foundation that participating in a US government funded […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S STATEMENT AT THE AU HEADS OF STATE VIRTUAL MEETING ON MPOX
“Chair of the African Union, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, African Union Commission Chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Fellow Heads of State, The threat of potential pandemics looms large. Scientists have predicted that climate change will likely increase the frequency of outbreaks of pandemic potential. When the Mpox epidemic began spreading across several African countries, our CDC […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ADDRESSES THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING (BCIU)
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA “Good Morning and thank you for this opportunity. I wish to thank the BCIU and Prosper Africa for hosting this Critical Minerals Roundtable. Four months ago, South Africa held national general elections, which ushered in a Government of National Unity. Ten political parties have come […]
CHINA’S ROLE IN AFRICAN MODERNIZATION
By Gao Jian The recent Forum on China-Africa Cooperation preludes a new chapter on the relationship between China and African countries. President Xi makes a definitely proposal for the elevation of relations with the rarified term “all-weather community of shared future” in the new era. In consideration of such a time of once-in-a-century change characterized […]