PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ADDRESSES THE 17TH BRICS LEADERS’ SUMMIT
“I would like to thank you, President Lula, for your warm welcome and for hosting us, as Chair of the 17th BRICS Summit, in Rio de Janeiro. I extend my warmest welcome to our dear friends, the Republic of Indonesia, as the newest member of the BRICS formation. We are witnessing a dramatic reshaping of […]
INTERNATIONAL LAW NO LONGER EXISTS
Events of the past decade have clearly shown that the concept International Law has completely lost its meaning and effect. The following events show the non-existence of International Law and implementation. 1. Israel’s continued occupation and genocidal actions in Gaza, its occupation of part of Syria, its occupation of part of Lebanon, its unprovoked strikes […]
BRICS MUST ACCEPT MORE MEMBERS TO BECOME A TRUE CATALYST FOR A NEW, BETTER WORLD ORDER
The annual BRICS Summit, to be attended by heads of state, takes place in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro in early July. BRICS, acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expanding at the speed of a lightning. At the 2023 BRICS Summit in South Africa, six more countries were accepted as members into […]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER LAMOLA SPEAKS AT THE THIRD G20 SHERPA MEETING
“On this day, 70 years ago, 26 June 1955, the people of South Africa from all walks of life congregated under the hawkish eyes of the Apartheid government and declared the following: We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: With regards to International Relations they declared […]
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2022, GEOPOLITICAL FACTORS HAVE CEASED TO BE ONE OF THE KEY CHALLENGES FOR RUSSIAN BUSINESS
For the first time since 2022, geopolitical factors have ceased to be one of the key challenges for Russian business. The Roscongress Foundation, together with the consulting company Yakov & Partners, the all-Russian public organizations Delovaya Rossiya and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, prepared a research report on the impact of geopolitical challenges […]
ANTON KOBYAKOV IS RUSSIA’S RISING FORCE WITH PENCHANT TO “SAIL UNDER THE RADAR”
Anton Kobyakov, remember the name! He is a soft-spoken, erudite and affable Russian politician who serves as an adviser to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. He also serves at the highest echelons of Roscongress, a state-owned enterprise responsible for various strategic initiatives, including international events assemble and management as well. The unassuming Kobyakov holds a […]
VICTORY DAY CELERATIONS REVEAL CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS OF POST-WAR PILLARS
The 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking a significant moment in history when the Red Army of the Soviet Union led the defeat of Hitler’s evil reign of terror that threatened mankind and humanity, reveals one sad truth about geopolitics. What united Allies powers despite their gross ideological differences was the entrenched Nazism of Hitler’s Germany […]
US TARIFFS: CHINA HITS BACK!
China, the world’s second biggest economy, is leading international retaliation against US President Donald Trump’s wholesale imposition of universal tariffs that has triggered an unprecedented global trade war. President Trump’s minimum baseline 10 percent tariff on all goods exported from elsewhere into the US, the world’s biggest economy, has set off fear, shock and uncertainty […]
WHEN TARRIFS BECOME A POLITICAL WEAPON
US President Donald Trump has shocked America’s allies by lumping them together with the traditional foes such of the West in sweeping imposition of universal tariffs that have set in motion a global trade war. In typical cowboy fashion, President left no one unscathed. The EU, UK, Japan, South Korea and next-door neighbor Canada are […]
KIRSTY COVENTRY MAKES MULTIPLE HISTORY AS SHE BECOMES IOC PRESIDENT
The campaign and endorsement by Global South Media Network (GSMN) of Kirsty Coventry to become the new IOC boss has come to fruition. Zimbabwean Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has made history after she was elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After defeating six male competitors for the position, Coventry becomes the first ever […]
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI PRAISES THE “AFRICA MOMENT” AT G20 MEETING
Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi, visiting South Africa for the G20 meeting of the organization’s foreign affairs ministers, has heaped praise and expressed gratitude to the hospitality of his hosts, the SA government. Of greater significance, Minister Yi acknowledged the hosting of the G20 summit for the very first on the African soil, just […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ARRIVES IN SWITZERLAND FOR THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
President Cyril Ramaphosa has this morning, 21 January 2025, arrived in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland where he will lead the South African delegation during the 55th World Economic Forum (WEF). The annual meeting is taking place from 20-24 January 2025 under the theme; “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age”. The meeting will convene global leaders to address key […]