The Cairo Summit, to feature at least a dozen heads of state – mostly from the Arab world – was expected to push harder than the failed attempts by Russia and China at the UN Security Council to push through a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire
Indeed, the ‘Big 5’ have a combined asset base of several times more than the country’s GDP, and, as such, they have the potential to exercise their power in ways that may not always align with the best interests of the nation’s citizens as well as businesses.
The Competition Act of 1998 provides the commission with the legal arsenal it needs to target various forms of anti-competitive conduct, from price fixing to market division, bid rigging, and the abuse of dominant market positions
The case of South Africa’s Sekunjalo Group, its affiliated companies including Independent Media, and their much-maligned Group chairman, Dr Iqbal Survé, is emblematic of this predicament
Since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war that displayed multitudes of the Palestinian people in the land of their forebears, the legitimate struggle for freedom by Palestinians has remained a thorny issue in the Middle East and in geopolitics in general
During the dark days of apartheid in South Africa, the Palestinian people were among those who stood in solidarity with us
This is a critical point for multitudes of students, as they prepare to be tested in exam rooms and there after await their impending academic results with great anticipation
Nedbank's ties to Regiments Capital and the controversial Gupta family, underscores the intricate web of corruption and complicity that is gripping the nation
The dire unemployment situation has led to desperation among young South Africans, who had once hoped for a brighter future in the post-apartheid era
According to a new Reuters-Ipsos survey released this week, a rapidly growing number of Americans across the political divide are opposed to the US supplying additional military aid to Ukraine
Globally, democracy and press freedom are under siege in various forms and the situation in South Africa is not an isolated one … the independence and survival of media outlets face severe challenges
The BRICS nations recently captured the imagination of the international community when they held the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa’s financial hub, Sandton
South Africa is a hub of multiculturalism, with a dozen official languages among a population of over 60 million citizens … in fact, South Africa is hailed for its multiculturalism, ranking as the ninth most diverse country in the world
A quick perusal of the world’s contemporary history shows a litany of wars and a growing decline of multilateralism – characterised by self-styled wealthy nations of the global north who tolerates the world order strictly through their prism only
Biko’s philosophy came about as a retort to the inferiority complex that had plagued the mind-sets of widespread black populations, as a result of the repressive power structures of the apartheid government