President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Union (AU), has appointed former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, among others, to garner international support to address the economic challenges that Africa faces because of Covid-19. In a statement on...

Dear Fellow South African,

One thing we have learnt about the coronavirus over the last three months is that it does not respect borders. It has spread across Asia, Europe, North, Central and South America and Africa.

SOUTH AFRICANS STRANDED ABROAD

The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and is giving rise to problems and challenges that governments across the world are struggling to deal with. Over the last two months the world has changed dramatically and this...

Your Excellency, President Denis Sassou N’Guesso, Chairperson of the AU High-level Committee on Libya and the AU Contact Group on Libya
Your Excellency, President Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad
Your Excellency Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the...

Dear Fellow South African,

It is a quarter of a century since the world came together in Beijing for the landmark Fourth UN World Conference on Women, which adopted a far-reaching platform for action for the emancipation of women.

Dear Fellow South African,

The Budget presented by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni last week presents a sobering assessment of the state of our economy.

The figures make it plain that unless we act now to turn things around, there...

This year’s Human Rights Month marks the 60th anniversary since the Sharpeville Massacre which took place on 21 March 1960, where the apartheid police shot and killed 69 people in a peaceful protest march. Human Rights Month is commemorated annually in March to remind South...