With all the hoo-ha about SA’s hosting of the upcoming Brics summit it seems like a good time to refresh our memory about who makes up the grouping and what it has achieved
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Results4How the global south uses non-alignment to avoid great power rivalries
Africa especially, the world’s most insecure continent (host to 84% of UN peacekeepers), cannot afford to simply be pulled into the orbit of one or other of the superpowers of the day
Intense and surreal theatre … life mimics art mimics life
The Life and Times of Michael K left me searching for distraction and dilution, things I usually avoid
Russia/Ukraine conflict and South Africans’ investments
Investors around the world have been on high alert since Russia, the world’s third largest producer of oil and gas, invaded Ukraine, unsettling global markets. Investors are cautioned against reacting hastily and locking in in losses