Transnational commitments are celebrated, while attachment to the nation‑state is treated with suspicion
The rise of darkness indeed splits the world … It divides us into those who believe in humanity and those who feel entitled to do whatever they want
Recently, Canada’s PM Mark Carney declared the end of the rules-based order. It was an outstanding speech. Yet, US unilateralism first soared in the 1980s. The rest of the West complied as long as it was beneficial. Today, it no longer is
As Europe tightens emissions rules and imports gain market share, carmakers say South Africa must urgently align industrial policy with the global shift to new-energy vehicles
South Africa’s approach to wildfire management has not adjusted at the same pace
When coercion is directed outward from the West toward the Global South it is normalised, bureaucratised and framed as responsible governance
Russia’s demand for Ukraine to surrender the free parts of Donbas is ‘equivalent to the US having to give up Florida’
Most rejections by European countries and the US are based on ‘reasonable doubts about the visa applicants’ intention to return home’. Many Africans believe otherwise
Military might without a coherent political and ethical framework won’t help the continent stand up to the US and risks repeating the mistakes of the past
Here and worldwide people are feeling detached from society and lonely, so they grab onto populist political leaders and parties
Universities in Africa need to secure funding for students and build new research collaborations while not excluding our US partners
The land of the free is no more with the judiciary, an independent media, the rollback of discrimination based on race, ethnicity and gender and progressive educational institutions under attack
Europe faces a choice: continue with a transatlantic alliance with the Trump administration that is conditional, or explore a new balance with China
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This year, the Trace Awards will feature a range of categories celebrating musical excellence across different regions and genres
Flight Centre brings you loads of tours suitable for over 50s which let you see the world with likeminded travellers in a similar age bracket
African countries must avoid the mistakes of the fossil-fuel industrial revolution; the mining of cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel and copper must be based on equity, human rights and local development
To keep migrants away, Fortress Europe has extended its walls into African countries such as Morocco and Mauritania
The EFF leader said it was nonsensical to argue that the nationalisation and expropriation of land would repel investors
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