Vol 63 No 12 | SOUTH AFRICA Zuma's securocrats rattle Ramaphosa 9th June 2022 A wounded Ramaphosa is consolidating support for a second five-year term but prospects are bleak for the ANC winning outright victory in 2024 Arthur Fraser, the former head of the country's State Security Agency, has called for a criminal investigation against Cyril Ramaphosa, which will badly damage the ruling African N...
Vol 63 No 12 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Moscow's missing tankers 9th June 2022 As Russia seeks to evade western sanctions on oil and gas exports, mystery surrounds the fate of two super-tankers loaded with 4.2 million barrels of Russian crude oil that were sc...
Vol 63 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Diplomacy on ice 26th May 2022 Pretoria’s position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is complicating its economic and political relations The international argument over how to respond Moscow's invasion of Ukraine played out, with some diplomatic grace, when Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited President Cyril Ra...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICA Oppositionists demand action on Zondo and edge towards coalition 24th May 2022 Talks in parliament will boost inter-party cooperation as leaders mull an electoral pact Talk of a national coalition government in South Africa after the 2024 elections – some say even before – is gathering steam with a meeting on tactics in Cape Town on 2... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 10 | SOUTH AFRICA Zondo hands ANC a time-bomb 12th May 2022 The final report of the State Capture Commission is set to shake up the ruling party and present Ramaphosa with his toughest choices yet The first four reports of the epic State Capture Commission headed by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo are a clear indication that the ruling African National Congress is in for a rough...
Vol 63 No 10 | SOUTH AFRICACONGO-KINSHASA Conglomerates race for cobalt 12th May 2022 Two of South Africa's leading mining companies – Anglo American and African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) – are scrambling for mining rights in Congo-Kinshasa. They are concen...
Vol 63 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA War offers Ramaphosa more options 28th April 2022 African mining and energy companies move into new markets and try to steer around sanctions on Russia Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and western sanctions complicate strategy for some South African mining companies but other African companies are benefiting as Europe scrambles for al...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICA President Ramaphosa shifts back to market economics despite heavy political risks 27th April 2022 ANC leaders push bold new plan to boost business role in state firms, energy transition and big infrastructure projects Ahead of the African National Congress's policy conference slated for the middle of this year, its leaders are backing a radically pro-business plan to redraw the role of the state... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Experts and activists demand more generous vaccine waivers 20th April 2022 Over a year after India and South Africa called for emergency measures, WTO members have proposed a plan to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines Pressure is building on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject a compromise proposal offered by the United States and the European Union for a temporary waiver of intellectual propert... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 9 | BOTSWANASOUTH AFRICA Gunning for Khama 28th April 2022 The diplomatic rift between Botswana and South Africa is set to deepen after Gaborone charged its former President Ian Khama with illegally possessing arms with a messy extradition...