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Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to assist in efforts to bring home 17 South African men caught in the Russia-Ukraine war. (Russian Embassy in South Africa/X)

Four of the 17 men caught in Russia-Ukraine war back in South Africa

This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help with the repatriation process

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Zuma-Sambudla resigns from parliament and all party activities

The DA says it has long operated under the notional protection of her father, former president Jacob Zuma, acting with impunity as a senior MK Party politician

Minister Ronald Lamola and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting  at Table Bay Hotel on November 05, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting focused on strengthening relations between South Africa and the UK. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

South Africa is eager to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says minister Lamola

The international relations minister pressed the point after talks with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.

Perhaps China’s motivation for mobilising BRICS countries behind its efforts to influence the outcomes of the Ukraine war is for financial gain.

China is mobilising the Global South, but is it for peace in Ukraine?

Beijing is well aware that it cannot solve the problem on its own

Firemen extinguish a fire inside a residential building that was hit by a missile on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights unexamined motives nestled in the unconscious

Does Putin fully understand its own reasons for its incursion into Ukraine – or does he just not care?

Muisician and performance poet Itai Hakim with Ukrainian musician Anastasiya Voytyuk at the Nirox Foundation.

Can the sound of music drown out the sirens of war? 

These South African and Ukrainian musicians definitely think so

Rescuers work at the site of a heavily damaged multi-storey apartment building, following a Russian drone attack in Odesa, on March 2, 2024. (Photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP)

German army probes possible wiretap of Ukraine war talks

The head of Russia’s state-backed RT channel on Friday posted an audio recording of what she claimed were German officers discussing striking Crimea

Protesters hold a banner calling for an end to the bombing of Gaza and Yemen during the demonstration. Thousands of people marched in solidarity with Palestine in Central London, calling for a ceasefire as the Israel-Hamas war continues. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades

Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis

In the second quarter of 2025, unemployment edged up to 33.2% in the second quarter of 2025 from 32.9% in the previous quarter, while of the 10.1 million people aged 15 to 24,  35.2% were not in employment

2024 economy: Some relief after a rocky road

Last year was dismal on a number of fronts. And although things probably won’t get exponentially better, there is some hope on the horizon

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images

United States won’t lower its Agoa human rights standards

South Africa’s eligibility has been called into question, with some US lawmakers citing the country’s stance on Russia and, most recently, Israel and Gaza

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Agoa forum: ‘Africa to assert its place in global economy’

South Africa’s trade, industry and competition minister said member countries are asking that the pact be renewed for another 10 years

As two wars rage, the International Monetary Fund has warned that geopolitical fragmentation will hurt an still fragile global economy

Conflict economics: America and the centre that will not hold

As two wars rage, the International Monetary Fund has warned that geopolitical fragmentation will hurt a still fragile global economy

Markets are anticipating that the conflict will be contained. A wider Middle East war would hit an already fragile and fragmented economy.

Global economy braces for Israel-Hamas spillover

A wider Middle East war would hit an already fragile and fragmented economy.