Hope Rekindled in South Africa as Politics Shift to Centre
There is a new sense of optimism among South African citizens living with power blackouts, deteriorating services and an ailing economy that the backward slide that began under Jacob Zuma’s reign, could be reversed.
OPINION: GNU in South Africa, smart move by Ramaphosa, KZN biggest threat to stability – Prof Theo Venter
Kwazulu-Natal is the biggest threat to stability in South Africa.
Putin vows ‘extremely painful’ retaliation after West agrees $50 billion loan for Ukraine
The Kremlin has vowed to exact an “extremely painful” retaliation after the G7 group of countries agreed to provide Ukraine with a $50bn (USD) loan to help the country in its war with Russia. The move followed the announcement by…
Competing Proposals at Swiss Summit Threaten to Derail Ukraine’s Peace Plan – Mariia Zolkina
Leaked documents indicate alternative peace plans from other countries will be promoted that will be diluting Ukraine’s peace formula.
Zuma’s MK Party surge in South Africa mirrors global rise in right-wing populism – Songeso Zibi
The development of the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP), at least in terms of their political rhetoric and the touch points they use for their political message, matches almost dot for dot the development of the MAGA movement in the United States.
Paris Olympics faces a threat from terrorists and Russia
The Paris Olympics is facing a dual threat of attacks by the ISIS terrorist group and a Russian disinformation campaign, intelligence chiefs have claimed. The disclosure follows an announcement by the terror group which has called on “lone wolves” to…
British military officer says civilian death toll in Israeli hostage rescue operation ‘difficult to avoid’
A British former military intelligence officer has said that the high civilian death toll in the Israeli hostage rescue operation would have been difficult to avoid. Colonel Philip Ingram, a former member of the Intelligence Corps and a NATO planner,…
Trump Deepfake Video Fuels Antisemitism Despite Being Exposed as Fake
A deepfake video of former President Donald Trump advocating for antisemitism has appeared online, National Security News can reveal. While the signs of manipulation are evident, with some users flagging mismatched lip movements, the video has still managed to fuel…
Russia is recruiting 30,000 soldiers a month to fight in Ukraine
Russia is still able to generate 30,000 recruits a month to fight on the frontline in Ukraine despite suffering in excess of 500,000 casualties, western officials have said. The Russian summer offensive has cost Moscow a record 1,200 personnel killed…
Zuma Split from ANC Paves Way for Ramaphosa to Move South Africa forward – Roelf Meyer
We have a breakaway group that is quite substantial, the uMkhonto we Sizwe party, which is essentially ANC members that left the organisation and this provides for President Ramaphosa the opportunity actually to go forward in a way that he thinks would be best for the country.
