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South Africa, China and BRICS on Gaza

Six days after South Africa referred Israel to the ICC, on 21 November 2023 Ramaphosa, as BRICS chair, convened the (virtual) BRICS Extraordinary Joint Meeting of BRICS Leaders and Leaders of invited BRICS Members of the situation in the Middle East. On the same day, the South African parliament voted on a motion proposed by South Afri...

By Emmanuel Matambo, Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS), University of Johannesburg 8 days ago

Deputy President Paul Mashatile in the People’s Republic of China for the 8th Session of South Africa-China Bi-National Commission.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is in the People’s Republic of China, where he is hosted by his counterpart and the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Han Zheng, for the 8th Session of the South Africa-China Bi-National Commission (BNC) taking place in Beijing.

By The Presidency: Republic of South Africa about 1 month ago

Scaling New Heights: The first South African “True Summit” Manaslu 8136m Expedition Transforming Lives of South African Youth

Angela Yeung, the visionary founder of the Impilo Collection Foundation and the ambassador of brand South Africa – play your part, has achieved a remarkable feat by summiting Manaslu at 8,136 meters.

By Impilo Collection Foundation about 1 month ago

South African tourism: informal traders need support, not more red tape

South Africa is an attractive tourist destination for foreign travellers on the African continent. It ranks 27th out of 128 countries in the world when it comes to visitor arrivals.

By Alicia Fourie Professor, GIBS, University of Pretoria 2 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa to undertake a State visit to Qatar

South Africa is a significant investor in Qatar, especially in the petrochemical-related sector, with a total investment of approximately USD 8.7 billion.

By The Presidency 22 days ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa Welcomes the 2023 World Rugby Champions

Never in the history of the Rugby World Cup has any team lifted the trophy on four occasions, until now. In doing so, the Springboks have lifted the spirits of an entire nation and filled South Africans with pride thus uniting the South ...

By Presidency of the Republic of South Africa about 1 month ago

The UN and the multilateral system are in crisis – what the Global South must do

The planet is on fire, but almost all the firefighters have deserted. At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on September 19 in New York, the leaders of four of the five permanent members of the Security Counc...

By Monica Herz Full Professor, Institute of International Relations (PUC-Rio) 2 months ago

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What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar, who has been carrying out re...

Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar Professor of Geodynamics, Universidad de Granada·3 months ago

Rugby World Cup 2023: Africa’s hopes lie with South Africa and Namibia, for now

Two African teams have made it through to the 20 countries playing across four pools in the final stages of the 2023 men’s Rugby World Cup: three-time champions South Africa (ranked 2nd in the world) and underdogs Namibia (ranked 21st). ...

Wilbur Kraak Professor, Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape·3 months ago

Ukraine war: two good reasons the world should worry about Russia’s arms purchases from North Korea

US National Security Council official John Kirby noted on August 30 that arms transfer negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing” as the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, seeks to feed his war machine.

Daniel Salisbury Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London·3 months ago

Zimbabwe’s election was a fight between men – women are sidelined in politics despite quotas

Zimbabwe’s 2023 harmonised elections have largely been depicted as a battle between the two “Big Men” – President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling Zanu-PF and Nelson Chamisa of the leading opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Cha...

Diana Højlund Madsen Senior Gender Researcher, Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden, The Nordic Africa Institute·3 months ago

Brics: African countries face opportunities and risks in alienating China or the US - an expert weighs in

South Africa recently hosted a BRICS summit. The event attracted international attention because the group has recently begun to emerge as a possible rival against US dominance of world affairs. The US and China lie at the heart of this ...

Christopher Isike Director, African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria·3 months ago

The Sandton Summit by Emmanuel Matambo: Part II - The Elephant or Bear in Room: Putin’s absence at BRICS 15th Summit

As expected, the Sandton Summit of the BRICS from 22 to 24 August 2023 was momentous, the host, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced BRICS would more than double its membership with the inclusion of Argentina, Egypt, Ethiop...

By Emmanuel Matambo, Research Director at the Centre for Africa-China Studies, University of Johannesburg·3 months ago

How some Muslim and non-Muslim rappers alike embrace Islam’s greeting of peace

Ever since the United States’ “war on terror” began, American media has been rife with stereotypes of Muslims as violent, foreign threats. Advocates trying to push back against this characterization sometimes emphasize that “Islam means ...

Margarita Guillory Associate Professor of Religion, Boston University·3 months ago

"The BRICS bloc will be more powerful" - David Monyae

Co-Director of the University of Johannesburg-based Centre for Africa-China Studies, David Monyae believes the BRICS bloc will move from a small elite group to a more powerful one.

Neo Poho·3 months ago

Trump out on bail – a criminal justice expert explains the system of cash bail

For several days, former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in a Georgia election interference case trickled into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta to surrender for arrest, fingerprinting and mugshots before the noon Aug. 25...

Megan T. Stevenson Professor of Law, University of Virginia·3 months ago

BRICS to admit six new countries to bloc including Iran and Saudi Arabia

The five Brics nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order.