PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RECEIVES BRIEFING FROM PRESIDENT PUTIN
President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, 18 August 2025, received a briefing from President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, on the outcome of the meeting with President Donald Trump, that was recently held in Anchorage, Alaska in the United States of America. President Putin expressed satisfaction with the manner in which his talks with President […]
“NORMAL LIFE” IN ST PETERSBURG BELIES RUSSIA’S HEAVY FIGHTING WITH UKRAINE
The captivating sense of calmness, the throngs of people milling about and the huge traffic volumes throughout St Petersburg belies the reality that Russia is in a state of war. St Petersburg is a sprawling cosmopolitan city. It is regarded as the mecca of Russia’s culture and heritage, an epicentre of values as well as […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE’S PUBLIC LECTURE AT RUSSIA’S ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
“To begin, allow me to take this opportunity to convey warm greetings from President Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of South Africa to the entire academic community and the people of the Russian Federation. It is a great honour for me to address you at this prestigious institution, the St. Petersburg State University, a beacon […]
“SPIEF 2025” SHOWS RUSSIA IS AT THE CENTRE OF A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD ORDER
This week, Russia is hosting some 20,000 participants from over 170 countries to the 28th edition of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The theme of SPIEF 2025 is: “Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World.” Russia has held SPIEF annually since 1997. It is held under the auspices of the office […]
GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ FLIRTS WITH DANGER IF HE PRODUCES LONG-RANGE MISSILES AGAINST RUSSIA
German-based anti-war civil society organization, the Schiller Institute, has made an impassioned plea to the country’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz to refrain from dragging Germany into a direct war with Russia. Renowned peace campaigner and founder of the Schiller Institute, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, made a call for sanity to prevail after Chancellor Merz announced that Germany […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ARRIVES IN THE US ON A TRICKY WORKING VISIT
The Red Carpet was roll-out as South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the Joint Base Andrews Airport in Washington, US, for a high-stakes diplomatic visit. This working visit is aimed at mending the increasingly strained relationship between South Africa and the United States. Once considered a stable partner on the African continent, South Africa […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S REMARKS ON OFFICIAL VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE
“It is my distinct honour to receive President Zelenskyy and his delegation at the Union Buildings. This Official Visit reflects our shared commitment to enhancing our bilateral relations for the mutual benefit of our peoples. This is a historic visit. This is the first time the Head of State of Ukraine is visiting South Africa in […]
SA MUST RETHINK HOSTING THE DIVISIVE UKRAINE’S ZELENSKY
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s scheduled official state visit to SA is next week is fraught with huge geopolitical repercussions for Pretoria. Since the announcement in recent times that President Zelensky would be landing on our shores on April 24, I’ve been grappling to wisdom behind his visit. In all honesty, and without a shred of […]
US NEGOTIATORS FLY INTO MOSCOW IN A PUSH FOR A PAUSE IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT
American negotiators are flying to Russia, and contacts are planned — Kremlin confirms. Dmitry Peskov stressed that the process of communicating the results of the negotiations between the United States and Ukraine in Jeddah to the Russian side is underway. US President is going full steam with his push for a negotiated settlement in the […]
UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION URGING SWIFT END TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT
The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution calling for a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and urging lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, as the world marked the third anniversary of the full escalation of the crisis. The resolution calls for a quick end to the conflict and mourns the […]
ZELENSKY’S MISGUIDED DECISION TO HALT RUSSIA’S GAS SUPPLY TO EUROPE WILL BOOMERANG
Ukraine’s ill-advised stoppage of the supply of Russian gas through its territory is aimed at harming the economy of Russia and the international standing of President Vladimir Putin. Against a chorus of appeal from several EU member-states for President Volodymyr Zelensky to rethink his controversial decision, Kiev is thus far showing no appetite for a […]