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Agony and Agency: Why Ukraine Deserves Emulation

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In her acceptance speech for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, Ukraine’s laureate, Oleksandra Matviichuk, said: “You don’t have to be Ukrainians to support Ukraine. It

Invite Zelenskyy: how SA could use G20 for peaceful ends

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South Africa’s one-step forward (hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy), two steps backward (sending Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to Moscow’s 9 May victory parade) attempt to

Tanzania and Uganda: time for a little less carrot and more stick?

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The arrest on 9 April of Tundu Lissu, the Tanzanian opposition leader, and the subsequent banning of his party, Chadema, from elections for the next

Method or madness or both? Trump and his tariffs

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The ructions caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz have been severe and felt all over the world, not least in Africa, where some

Survey shows South Africans prefer a GNU

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The results of a new survey commissioned by The Brenthurst Foundation show that a strong majority of South Africans approve of the GNU despite the

How to dodge incoming: three scenarios in US-SA relations

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On 11 February, four days after President Donald Trump’s Executive Order suspending aid to South Africa on account of its claimed mistreatment of white farmers