South Africa's legal team in the genocide case against Israel has won praise. Who are they?
Jan 15, 2024 04:14 am UTC| Insights & Views
South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the countrys genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 December. South Africa argues that Israels...
Jan 11, 2024 03:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
South Africa has taken Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ, also known as the World Court) in The Hague claiming genocide has been committed against Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. A charge of...
Why domestic politics will prevent a thaw in China-Canada tensions in 2024
Jan 11, 2024 03:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
China-Canada relations appear caught in a well-charted downward spiral in recent years amid tensions on various fronts that encompass human rights concerns, cybersecurity issues and, of course, disputes related to the...
Jan 10, 2024 08:54 am UTC| Economy
In his new year address, Chinese president Xi Jinping claimed that Taiwan would surely be reunified with China. Against the backdrop of increased Chinese military posturing in the Taiwan Strait, some western journalists...
Jan 09, 2024 23:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Three months since Hamas launched its murderous October 7 attacks, Israeli foreign policymakers remain far from achieving their goals. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been...
Jan 08, 2024 22:19 pm UTC| Economy Politics
It has become an article of faith among many economists that Chinas pro-market reforms of the 1980s and 1990s ushered in a sustained reduction in poverty. This narrative relies on figures from the World Bank, showing...
Global triggers: why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024
Jan 04, 2024 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the countrys border. In Africa, the coup détat in Niger and Gabon contributed to...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects