US ARMING TAIWAN IS TO POKE NOSE INTO CHINA’S SOVEREIGNTY
If actions indeed speak louder than words,this week’s decision by the US to approve a record weapons sale toTaiwan is proof that the Trump administration is doing everything in its military power to trigger a confrontation with China. The 11.1 billion dollar sale of massive package of advanced weaponry for Taiwan was greenlighted byPete Hegseth’s […]
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA DURING THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
“This is a matter of great significance, not only for the people of Palestine, not only for the people of Israel, but for all people who cherish the ideals of freedom and self-determination. Shortly after the United Nations was created, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, which recommended the creation of two states, Israel and […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA MEETS WITH USA HOUSE REP. GREGORY MEEKS
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa holds a meeting with USA House Representative, Mr Gregory Meeks ahead of the High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York, United States of America. The engagement provides an opportunity for the advancement of U.S.–South Africa congressional dialogue and strengthening of bilateral […]
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE BERING STRAIT TUNNEL?
The logic of conflict seems to have taken on a life of its own. Zelensky and his European zombie friends continue to crow that Ukraine will be victorious, that no territorial concessions are on the table for a peace agreement with Russia. The world watches in agony and impotence as the State of Israel continues […]
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 […]
MORALLY UPRIGHT SA LEADS THE WAY AGAINST ISRAEL’S IMPUNITY BEFORE ICJ
This week, the international community once again stood still and listened to harrowing evidence of Israeli brutality amid its genocidal mission in Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine, where more than 50,000 people have been killed since October 2023 and more continue to die every hour, week and month. The International Court of Justice […]
FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV’S REMARKS AT THE G20 FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING
“We welcome the successful start of our South African friends’ presidency. We understand the choice of the geopolitical theme that is not quite relevant for the G20: the economy is increasingly a hostage and victim of political ambitions. The West’s attempts to contain the objective process of consolidation of new powerful centres of growth in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Too Many Questions Than Answers About NATO Today
What and who is Nato? Importantly, what is its purpose today? The question is pertinent because it appears that the United States of America, through a variety of organisation’s that straddle the Globe, such as the IMF, G7, EU, UNSC, ICC, etc and of course Nato, is bent on putting its imprint on all aspects […]