Vol 67 No 2 | SOUTH AFRICAUNITED STATESIRAN Ramaphosa’s authority shaken as generals defy orders 21st January 2026 Senior commanders ignored the President’s instruction to restrict Iran’s role in China’s naval exercise off Cape Town The confrontation over Pretoria’s security ties with Tehran – specifically its participation in South African-hosted naval exercises – underlines the erosion of civilian control over the military and...
Vol 67 No 2 | MOROCCOSOUTH AFRICA Africa’s electric vehicles speed up 23rd January 2026 The baton as Africa’s leading carmaker has passed to Morocco, which produced over a million vehicles last year, overtaking South Africa. South Africa made 554,613 vehicles between January...
Vol 67 No 1 | SOUTH AFRICASOUTHERN AFRICAAFRICA IN 2026 GNU sets itself to ride the rapids 9th January 2026 The president controls the ANC, but the champions of impunity are strong and key state institutions remain in jeopardy The Government of National Unity is set to steer the country through key equity and economic reforms in the year to come amid severe economic challenges and political...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 25 | SOUTH AFRICAUNITED STATESG20 Taking revenge, Trump excludes South Africa from next G20 summit in Miami 8th December 2025 Move comes after US President boycotted Johannesburg meeting United States President Donald Trump’s administration is intensifying its diplomatic feud with South Africa, inviting Poland to next year’s G20 summit in Miami and excluding South Africa. President... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 24 | SOUTH AFRICA First the good news – then reality bites 5th December 2025 A ratings upgrade and stronger fiscal projections boost optimism, but job cuts and slow investment still haunt the ANC Political sentiment in South Africa is among the most febrile on the continent – if that is any comfort to President Cyril Ramaphosa. After the G20 Leaders’ Summit...
Vol 66 No 23 | SOUTH AFRICA Ramokgopa takes a two trillion rand gamble on gas 19th November 2025 Legal setbacks, stalled offshore projects and a looming supply crisis threaten both industry and climate targets The Integrated Resource Plan pushed through cabinet by Minister for Energy and Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa last month is ambitious in scope and financing – envisaging a 2.23 trillion...
Vol 66 No 22 | SOUTH AFRICA Warning lights as G20 looms 7th November 2025 Business leaders sound the alarm over the country’s economic drift, despite signs of fiscal recovery South Africa is caught in a classic debt trap, with the economy growing more slowly than the interest the government pays on its rapidly expanding debt. In recent...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 20 | SOUTH AFRICA AGOA expiry set to become painful reality 6th October 2025 African efforts to lobby at UN meeting for extension of US trade deal were unsuccessful The expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the end of September is another headache for African states already counting the costs of the United... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 19 | SOUTH AFRICAUNITED STATES Ramaphosa faces crunch time on Trump tariff talks 22nd September 2025 EU seeks to deepen trade relationship with South Africa in response to US protectionism President Cyril Ramaphosa faces crunch trade talks with United States President Donald Trump’s administration next week, with talks expected on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 19 | SOUTH AFRICAWHO'S WHO Parks Tau – Ramaphosa’s trade troubleshooter 26th September 2025 A former African National Congress (ANC) Mayor of Johannesburg, Parks Tau’s career was in jeopardy after losing the mayoralty to the Democratic Alliance’s Herman Mashaba in 2016 after...