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 […]
THE EU “WON’T EXIST IN 10 YEARS”, WARNS SLOVAK REPUBLIC
The EU, the cornerstone of Western hegemony, will cease to exist in 10 years unless the bloc undertakes fundamental change to how it relates with the Global South. Slovak Republic, member of the EU and one of the key dissenters from the bloc’s imperial stance in geopolitics, has become one of the loudest critics of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MINISTER LAMOLA’S ADDRESS: “THUCYDIDES TRAP” – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICA
“Ladies and Gentlemen. I extend my gratitude to the leadership of MISTRA for inviting us to be part of this strategic reflection. The power of reflection is best revealed by an African proverb, “A reflection does not see itself.” At the heart of this proverb is the idea that seeking an external perspective can reveal […]