Brics, G20 and Trump 2.0: A new geostrategic balance of power?
China’s changing priorities towards funding African development through smaller projects show a possible willingness to adapt to African priorities and economic needs.
China-Africa forum 2024: A watershed re-alignment of the Global South?
It appears that China is pushing for a relationship with Africa that will increase its geopolitical clout in the international arena
Transformation of South Africa’s foreign policy through Brics – why Putin tips the scales
With geopolitical tensions rising, whether the Russian president himself finally decides to stay at home or not, all eyes will be on Ramaphosa in the coming weeks
Is Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone sustainable? A UN team is investigating
There are questions about its sustainability and effect on the environment
UN Development Programme South Africa backs ‘dirty’ Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone
The SEZ in Limpopo’s Vhembe district will still be fuelled by a coal-fired power plant
Final rubber stamp for the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone travesty
It is unconscionable in terms of climate change that the zone is going ahead with a coal plant at its epicentre.
MMSEZ authorities dodge every question about livelihoods threats, climate change, water scarcity and more
MMSEZ chief executive Lehlogonolo Masoga, the Limpopo Economic Development Agency and the consulting agency Enviroxcellence failed to address the concerns of people living in the Vhembe biosphere
Geostrategic fault lines show up at the annual Brics summit
While the summit leaders solemnly swear that they are singing off the same struggle song sheet towards progressive development, the bloc’s leaders’ solidarity is mostly skin-deep
Controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone gets green light
Environmentalists are up in arms over the decision
Out of the arson and looting come glimmers of light
Civilians working together signals the possible germination of a deeply embedded democratic culture where ethnicity no longer divides