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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa chairs the closing ceremony of a two-day G20 summit in Johannesburg on Nov. 23, 2025.

In The News donald trump

Bias And Bad Information — What Explains Trump’s South Africa Snub

by Pierre Haski November 28, 2025November 28, 2025

In The News gaza

Iran? Rohingya? Ukraine? India’s Diplomatic Retreat Is Bad For The World

by Sarayu Pani June 22, 2025June 20, 2025

Photo of U.S. President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the White House.

In The News donald trump

Trump Is Turning The Oval Office Into His Reality TV Set: Lights, Camera, Bully

by Pierre Haski May 23, 2025May 23, 2025

Green Or Gone water pollution

Undrinkable In Zimbabwe: No Solution On Tap For Harare’s Water Crisis

by Linda Mujuru April 14, 2025May 9, 2025

Photo of Joost Strydom

Geopolitics trump

A Visit To The Whites-Only South African Town That’s Saying ‘No’ To Trump

by Christian Putsch April 5, 2025May 24, 2025

How Made-In-China Plastics Are Choking Zimbabwe

Green pollution

How Made-In-China Plastics Are Choking Zimbabwe

by Linda Mujuru March 17, 2025May 24, 2025

Trump’s MAGA And Modi’s MIGA: United In Their War On Diversity And Inclusion

Geopolitics trump administration

Trump’s MAGA And Modi’s MIGA: United In Their War On Diversity And Inclusion

by Manoj Joshi March 9, 2025May 24, 2025

photo of Protesters on Monday outside the USAID headquarters

Geopolitics donald trump

All That Trump Geopolitical Bullying Is A Gift To China’s Long Game

by Pierre Haski February 4, 2025May 24, 2025

Revenge Of "Sh*thole Countries"? What Trump II Means For U.S.-Africa Relations

Eyes on the U.S.china

Revenge Of “Sh*thole Countries”? What Trump II Means For U.S.-Africa Relations

by Andrea Böhm November 17, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh in Mongolia

Russia-Ukraine War vladimir putin

Putin In Mongolia, Or The Death Of International Justice? Not Just Yet

by Pierre Haski September 4, 2024May 23, 2025

This beautiful plant has a problematic name.

Society neonazis

Bigoted Botany: The Politics And Science Of Canceling Racist Plant Names

by Christian Putsch July 25, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

Geopolitics south africa

Where To Now, ANC? South Africa’s Hardest Question Since The End Of Apartheid

by Christian Putsch June 3, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of a supporter waving a flag of the African National Congress (ANC) party waves a flag during the party's final rally ahead of the election, in Johannesburg on May 25

Geopolitics nelson mandela

How The ANC Has Squandered Mandela’s Legacy

by Pierre Haski May 29, 2024May 23, 2025

Islamists And Grifters: Inside The Labyrinth Of Africa's Hostage Racket

Geopolitics gaza

Islamists And Grifters: Inside The Labyrinth Of Africa’s Hostage Racket

by Christian Putsch March 9, 2024May 24, 2025

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator carries a protest sign reading ''Stop the Genocide.'' On January 12, 2024, pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists demonstrated at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Right To Defense, No Final Solution: A German Take On Genocide Charges Against Israel

by Kai Ambos January 20, 2024May 24, 2025

Row of South African lawyers looking forward listening.

Israel-Palestine War gaza

Why Anti-Israel Sentiment Runs So Deep In South Africa

by Christian Putsch and Christine Kensche January 12, 2024May 24, 2025

image of a rugby scrum

Ideas geopolitics

What Makes Rugby The Defining Sport Of Modern Democracy

by Michelle Courtois October 28, 2023May 24, 2025

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the 32nd Arab Summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War ukraine

Can Saudi Arabia Really Broker Ukraine Peace Without Russia?

by Michal Kubala August 1, 2023May 24, 2025

AI-generated banknotes featuring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi

Economy geopolitics

A BRICS Common Currency? The New Plans To Challenge U.S. Dollar Hegemony

by Yannick Champion-Osselin July 7, 2023May 21, 2025

Photo of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa

Russia-Ukraine War ukraine

Can South Africa Be An Honest Broker For Peace In Ukraine?

by Pierre Haski May 17, 2023May 24, 2025

Image of Chinese president Xi Jinping and Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shaking hands.

Geopolitics brazil

Lula’s Return And The Dream Of A BRICS Revival

by Pierre Haski April 15, 2023May 21, 2025

Photo of Sergey Lavrov during his visit to South Africa

Geopolitics ukraine war

Winning African Hearts And Minds: Why Russia Has An Edge Over The West

by Inès Mermat January 24, 2023May 21, 2025

Big Prizes For African Writers Don't Change Balance Of Power In Literary World

In The News africa

Big Prizes For African Writers Don’t Change Balance Of Power In Literary World

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank December 22, 2021May 23, 2025

Photo of students at the University of Namibia in Windhoek

Future technology

Why Africa Has So Few Nobel Prizes In The Sciences

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank December 14, 2021May 21, 2025

Photo of a quarantined traveler looking out the window of a hotel at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport

In The News health

Omicron Guidance For The World From A South African Epidemiologist

by Worldcrunch November 30, 2021May 22, 2025

Preparing a vaccine dose in Nairobi, Kenya

In The News who

The Rush To Reverse Africa’s Dismal Vaccination Rate

by Meike Eijsberg July 29, 2021May 19, 2025

Supporters of South African white farmers during a protest

Geopolitics racism

In Rural South Africa, A Murder Rekindles Racial Tensions

by Bethany Wright November 25, 2020May 24, 2025

Detail of the iconic image

OneShot photography

30 Years Later: Looking Back on Mandela’s Release From Prison

by Worldcrunch February 11, 2020May 20, 2025

The two men never met but they are intertwined in 20th century history

Gandhi, A Singular Guide For MLK And Civil Rights Movement

by Worldcrunch October 24, 2019May 21, 2025

South African women's way to independence?

Future south africa

Female Condoms: A Way For African Women To Take Power

by Mario Lawson September 4, 2019May 23, 2025

Caster Semenya competing in Doha, Qatar on May 3, 2019

In The News south africa

Why It’s Time For Sports To Adopt The Third Gender

by Irene Caselli May 8, 2019May 22, 2025

Watch: OneShot — Mandela's Walk To Freedom

OneShot south africa

Watch: OneShot — Mandela’s Walk To Freedom

by Clare Rayner July 17, 2018May 20, 2025

MOCAA, the South African Art Museum opening on September 22, 2017

In The News architecture

MOCAA: This Cape Town Museum Is Africa’s Answer To The MoMA

by Julie Allec O'Connell August 7, 2017May 24, 2025

Apple CEO Tim Cook in San Francisco last September

Good Ol’ Boy At Apple, Tim Cook’s Unique Path To CEO With A Conscience

by Carl Karlsson March 13, 2016May 23, 2025

Touring on the Letamo Game Farm

Economy south africa

Electric Future, Taking On Tesla In The South African Bush

by Patrick Randall February 17, 2016May 23, 2025

Zama-zamas search for gold in a disused mine shaft in Roodepoort, South Africa.

Economy exploitation

In South Africa, Gold Mining Has Turned Into A Crook’s Game

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2015May 24, 2025

In Soweto

Society south africa

Satanism Creeps In Among South African Teens

by Patrick Randall March 26, 2014May 23, 2025

Mural in Nanyuki, Kenya

Society extinction

What Threatens The Survival Of Africa’s ”Big Five”

by Liz Garrigan March 10, 2014May 23, 2025

Nelson Mandela in 1994

Mandela, Adieu equality

How Nelson Mandela Brought The 20th Century To A Close

by Patrick Randall December 14, 2013May 22, 2025

South Africa must learn to live without its iconic leader

Geopolitics peace

After Mandela, South African Economy In The Balance

by Bertrand Hauger December 9, 2013May 24, 2025