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Adapt or die: South Africa, represented here by President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressing the BRICS Business
Forum, has to strike a balance between idealogy and economics. Photo: GCIS

SA’s foreign policy at a crossroads

This does not require abandoning old allies but it does require recognising that the world has moved on from the ideological certainties of the past

Riding into the sunset: ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe said the alliance has been central to the country’s liberation struggle and all
partners were custodians of a revolutionary project in which South Africans had invested hope and expectation. Mantashe has indicated he is not
available or nomination anymore. Photo: ANC

Mantashe: SACP will pay a heavy price at elections

The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula told journalists on Tuesday that US pressure on Venezuela amounted to a direct assault on democracy and international law. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC denounces US actions against Venezuela as SACP plans a march against Washington

The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Mlungisi Louw/Volksblad/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa: ANC still discussing disbanding Gauteng, KZN executive committees

The party is expected to discuss the matter at its upcoming national executive committee meeting, set for next week

SACP leader Solly Mapaila. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Korner Talk | Solly Mapaila still riding his high horse

The South African Communist Party leader continues his tirade against alliance partner ANC for bringing the Democratic Alliance into the unity government

Lithuanian Ambassador Rasa Jankauskaite delivers an address at Sammy Marks Museum.

Lithuania celebrates 34 years of independence 

On 11 March 1990, 50 years of Soviet occupation came to an end

Headache: Despite efforts to provide homes, the relentless demand for housing with basic services in the country has not diminished over 30 years. Photo: Cuan Hansen/Getty Images

Department of Human Settlements

They have on the whole served satisfactorily, but the department has also been marred by decades of maladministration and corruption