Ramaphosa’s GNU: ANC-DA checks and balances, confidence in Holomisa for Defence
Prof. Venter said Ramaphosa’s structuring of the Cabinet, with DA deputy ministers in ANC-led ministries and vice versa, introduces a system of internal checks and balances.
Bolivian ‘old school coup’: Military’s influence in economies a greater regional threat, says Dr. Christopher Sabatini
It’s inspiring being a student of Latin America during the 80s and 90s that people stood up so clearly and so unanimously denouncing this coup. I think that’s very positive. We need to recognise that. This is not the 1970s in which militaries can intervene with impunity.
Iran’s bid for Nigerien uranium mining licence triggers nuclear fears
Iran and Niger cemented a secret ‘yellow cake’ uranium deal in late April for the delivery of 300 tons of uranium in exchange for drones-and-surface to air missiles.
Announcement of South Africa’s GNU is imminent, says DA negotiator Tony Leon
It doesn’t have to be exact numbers, but it’s got to reflect the fact that the DA is a 22% party and not a 2% party. And the fact that the ANC is a 40% party and not a 70% party.
‘Radicals’ in DA and ANC threaten South Africa’s GNU, but Middle Ground could lead the way
There are voices in both the ANC and the DA, according to an analyst who is not far from each other in the negotiations process.
South Africa’s GNU talks hits deadlock as positions harden
Negotiators who hunkered down to reach an agreement on the Cabinet and roles in Ramaphosa’s government appear to have hit a deadlock.
Support Ramaphosa’s GNU and don’t allow ‘Chief Crook Zuma’ instigators to halt progress urges Derek Hanekom
There is desperation in Zuma’s speech. Beneficiaries of the July 2021 looting in South. Africa or those facing prison sentences place their hope in Zuma.
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.
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.
