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Global village: The Middle East crisis is no longer just a remote conflagration, South Africa is also affected by this distant geopolitical drama. Photo:
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Middle East conflict reaches SA’s doorstep

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes

QatarEnergy said it had suspended production of liquefied natural gas at its Ras Laffan and Mesaieed facilities after Iranian drone strikes damaged energy infrastructure.

Qatar halts LNG output as Iran conflict hits Gulf energy infrastructure

Qatar is one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas and a suspension of output removes roughly 20% of global trade by volume from immediate supply

The devastation at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran after a US-Israel missile strike this weekend: Images: Fars News Agency

Khamenei killing puts limits of self-defence under UN Charter to the test

The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, the only recognised exception being self-defence in response to an armed attack

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

UPDATED: Iran hits US Gulf base in retaliation against attacks on Tehran

US President Donald Trump warned members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard to lay down their arms or face ‘certain death’.

Shaky ground: What began as concern over Vice-President Jane Ansah’s costly overseas trip has evolved into
an indictment of executive incoherence and weakened accountability. Photo: Government of Malawi

Elites indulge as Malawians suffer

If the country is to move beyond crisis management, austerity must apply to all

The M23 rebels have said they support the withdrawal of the South African National Defence Force from the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
 Photo: Wikipedia

The fall of Uvira is a turning point in the DRC conflict

The city’s capture by M23 means neighbouring Burundi, an ally of the DRC government, now shares a border with an area controlled by the rebels, escalating the risk of cross-border conflict

Banner of protest: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with leaders and other officials at the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha 15 September. Photo: Qatar News Agency/ AFP

Israeli attack on Doha is an assault on the very idea of peace itself

The attempt to betray the mediator and trivialise the values of dialogue represents a moral collapse — not only for the region but for humanity at large

The Samud Flotilla consists of boats from 47 countries and is a symbol of steadfastness against Israel’s occupation and the genocide in Gaza. Photo: Tan Safi/Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Gaza: Steadfastness on the open sea

Countries around the world are increasingly turning against Israel and its aggression in the Middle East. South Africa’s unions and citizens must join in solidarity with Palestinians

M23 representatives are in South Africa on a non-governmental programme and say they have shown willingness to find a lasting solution to the conflict, accusing Kinshasa of sabotaging peace processes.

Editorial: DRC must choose peace, not war

The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters

US involvement in the Middle East and Israel’s attacks on Iran and its retaliation make the US military base in Qatar a target

Qatar must rethink the US’s Al Udeid Military Air Base

US involvement in the Middle East and Israel’s attacks on Iran and its retaliation make the US military base in Qatar a target

The foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner. (Photo: UNE.CD)

DRC foreign minister confirms ongoing talks with US on minerals

Therese Wagner said no deal had been made with the Trump administration but Kinshasa was exploring forms of cooperation

After the stall during 2020’s pandemic, travellers have come storming back exponentially each year

Blood dollars to water pistols: Tale of the unwanted tourist

After the stall during 2020’s pandemic, travellers have come storming back exponentially each year

A citizen holds a placard as a group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel on April 15, 2024. Carrying Iranian and Palestinian flags, the demonstrators chanted slogans against Israel. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

‘Bad for business’: Gulf states scramble to avert wider war

Much is at stake for the wealthy, US-friendly Gulf states, whose expensive economic diversification plans rely on a peaceful environment for business and tourism

A DR Congo supporter reacts during the Africa Cup of Nations 2024 group F football match between DR Congo and Zambia at Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pedro on January 17, 2024. (Photo by SIA KAMBOU / AFP)

Total football, total sportswashing

The beautiful game arrives at the perfect time to scrub the mud off Afcon’s lead sponsor