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Leadership in a crisis: how President Ramaphosa’s COVID speeches drew on Mandela's ideas of South African unity

In times of crisis, leaders wield more than just political power. They harness the art of rhetoric in a bid to unite their nations towards a common goal. South Africa, with a tumultuous history marked by apartheid, has seen leaders employ persuasive communication to navigate challenges.

The Conversation

Martti Ahtisaari obituary

Finnish politician awarded the Nobel peace prize for his mediation work in Kosovo and Indonesia

The Guardian - UK

Legal challenge to dethrone South Africa's Zulu king heads to court

The battle for the throne of South Africa’s ethnic Zulu nation has reached the courts as a faction of the royal family seeks to dethrone the king after less than a year

The Independent UK

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Aziz Pahad: the unassuming South African diplomat who skilfully mediated crises in Africa, and beyond

Aziz Goolam Pahad, who has died at the age of 82, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician and deputy minister of foreign affairs in the post-1994 government.

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Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a controversial South African political figure, laid to rest

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a controversial South African politician and traditional minister of the Zulu nation, has been laid to rest after dying at the age of 95 this week

The Independent UK

Thatcher didn’t care that Buthelezi inflicted mass bloodshed on South Africa, but we mustn’t forget

Ahead of the warlord’s funeral today, there have been nauseating attempts to kindly reassess him. Don’t fall for it, says the Guardian’s former South Africa correspondent Chris McGreal

The Guardian - UK

South Africa's court system has been abused by powerful people: five ways to stop it

After a battle of about four years to secure the removal of South Africa’s public protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the country’s parliament finally delivered the coup de grace in early September. Parliamentarians voted to impeach her just a month before her term was due to end. President Cyril Ramaphosa subsequently…

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Let us disuse the notion that one country is going to emerge as leader of Global South: South African official

No single country to lead Global South, saysSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya; stresses importance of Global South having a voice in multilateral platforms

The Hindu

Climate crisis: Africa is talking but is the west listening?

Africa’s largest meeting on the crisis finished last week amid arguments over ‘false solutions’ and unfulfilled promises. But will the lofty ideals presented translate into better lives for Africans?

The Guardian - UK

Controversial South African political figure and Zulu minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies at 95

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the death of controversial South African politician and traditional minister of the Zulu ethnic group Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi at the age of 95

The Independent UK

South Africa didn't know a US-sanctioned Russian ship carried its military purchases, inquiry finds

A presidential inquiry in South Africa has found government officials didn't know a U.S.-sanctioned Russian ship was assigned to deliver military equipment to the country until the vessel neared national waters

The Independent UK

South Africa says no evidence of arms shipment to Russia following inquiry

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says baseless claim by US ambassador ‘tarnished our image’.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 558

As the war enters its 558th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

A building marked by fire and death shows the decay of South Africa's 'city of gold'

The fire that killed at least 76 people last week in a rundown apartment block in Johannesburg has exposed not only the urban decay of South Africa's “city of gold” but also a failure of its post-apartheid government to provide for many of its poor Black majority

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Emergency services leave South Africa fire scene. Now comes the grisly task of identifying bodies

Emergency services teams have left the scene of one of South Africa’s deadliest inner-city fires Pathologists now face the grisly task of identifying dozens of charred bodies and some body parts that have been transported to several mortuaries across the city of Johannesburg

The Independent UK

Watch: South African president visits site of Johannesburg fire which killed more than 70

Watch as Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, is expected to visit the site of the Johannesburg fire that killed more than 70 people on Thursday 31 August.

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe opposition party calls for fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has demanded fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries

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China’s Xi Makes It ‘Next To Impossible’ To Do Business, Hedge Funder Protests

Xi Jinping has cast doubt on China's economic allure and foreign investors are frustrated due to the changing business climate.

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Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS

Talks of expansion have dominated the three-day annual summit of major emerging economies in Johannesburg.

The Hindu

BRICS agrees to welcome six new members, says PM Modi

BRICS expansion to include six new members: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia. Expansion will take effect from January 1, 2024

Newslaundry

‘Cyberattack from India’: South Africa portal which claimed Modi ‘refused to get off plane’

A day after a report in South Africa’s Daily Maverick claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “miffed” and had “refused to get off his aircraft” in Pretoria until deputy president Paul Mashatile arrived to receive him, the portal has now alleged cyberattack from India “with a purpose to deny…

The Independent UK

Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies

The Independent UK

Brics countries agree historic expansion as six new countries invited to join

Brics leaders pledge to champion cause of ‘Global South’ with expansion of bloc

The Independent UK

Watch live: Putin joins Brics leaders on final day of summit after Wagner leader ‘killed in crash’

Watch live as Brics leaders close the summit on Thursday, 24 August, with a news conference in Johannesburg.

Al Jazeera

How did the world react to India’s ‘historic’ moon landing?

India becomes only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon after the US, Russia and China.

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