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Six Weeks after Davos Things No longer the Same
17Feb By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Six Weeks after Davos Things No longer the Same

By Zola Pinda: President Donald Trump at the WTO forum in Davos. (Image: SABC/Reuters) Davos 2026 was a masterclass in contrast: predictable pragmatism versus reckless volatility. On one side, China strutted its narrative of stability, multilateralism, and market continuity.  On the other hand, the United States, under President Donald Trump, reminded the world why Western allies are hedging, diversifying, and quietly building bridges elsewhere. Trump promised protection. What he delivered is chaos. Tariffs slammed onto allies like a sledgehammer. Threats over Greenland, abrupt policy reversals, and a transactional approach to diplomacy have turned American businesses into collateral damage.  Supply chains buckle. Investments are postponed. Costs soar. Mark...
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Xi Jinping Extends Congratulations to African Union Summit, Highlights Strong China-Africa Ties
15Feb By News SANo Comments
International

Xi Jinping Extends Congratulations to African Union Summit, Highlights Strong China-Africa Ties

By Thobile Jiwulane: President Xi Jinping (Image: Watercolour created by AI) Chinese President Xi Jinping has underscored the strength of China-Africa relations in a congratulatory message to Angolan President João Lourenço, the rotating chairperson of the African Union (AU), and AU Commission chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, as the 39th AU Summit opened on Saturday. Xi’s message, which coincided with Valentine's Day, a day generally marked as a time to show love between people, and addressed to African leaders and the continent’s people, reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to deepening cooperation with Africa. “On behalf of the Chinese government and people, I wish to extend warm congratulations to the countries and peoples in Africa on the opening of the 39th Ordinary ...
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China and Africa strengthen ties with people-to-people exchanges, boosting Afro-China relations and cooperation
16Jan By News SANo Comments
Politics

China and Africa strengthen ties with people-to-people exchanges, boosting Afro-China relations and cooperation

By Thobile Jiwulane: China's Ambassador to South Africa, Wu Peng, takes a photograph with the cultural groups that performed at the event. (Image: Xiang Sun/CNS) The relationship between Africa and the People's Republic of China has moved to a new level with a renewed commitment by the two sides to implement people-to-people exchanges that are bound to benefit their respective societies in various ways and further strengthen China-Africa friendships. This was the focus of the launch of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges held at the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria this week. The launch was attended by the Chinese Ambassador to South Africa, Wu Peng, and African diplomats, with a huge presence of the South African government representatives, inc...
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From the Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine
10Jan By News SANo Comments
News

From the Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine

By Charles Matseke: Donald Trump (Image: Facebook) For more than two centuries, the Monroe Doctrine has shaped the United States’ relationship with the Western Hemisphere. Framed in 1823 as a warning against European colonial interference in the Americas, it evolved into a justification for U.S. dominance, intervention and regime change across Latin America. What we are witnessing today under Donald Trump is not a break from that tradition, but its mutation into something more volatile, personalised, and divisive: ‘The Donroe Doctrine’ 2026. Trump did not invent American unilateralism, but he has stripped it of its diplomatic restraint, institutional mediation, and moral pretence. Where the Monroe Doctrine cloaked power in strategic calculation, the Donroe Doctrine...
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China’s Digital Development: Technology is transforming China’s economy, governance and quality of life
26Dec By News SANo Comments
Technology

China’s Digital Development: Technology is transforming China’s economy, governance and quality of life

By Arassy ep Razafindratovolahy Sarah: Robot Tianyi, white, stands with silver black Tiangong 1.2 MAX robots at the five-day World Robot Conference 2024 in Beijing on August 22, 2024. (Image: Global Times/VCG) What fascinates me most about China’s digital development is how deeply it has transformed the economy, not only in cities, but across farms, factories, and daily life. Digitalisation here is not a privilege of the elite but a nationwide strategy applied to the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors with purpose and precision.   In agriculture, digital tools are strengthening China’s food security. Drones monitor crops, sensors measure soil conditions, and farmers use smartphones for weather forecasts, pest control, and real-time market prices. A...
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Xizang’s Development on Display in Johannesburg
24Dec By News SANo Comments
News

Xizang’s Development on Display in Johannesburg

By Ni Yanshuo: A visitor watches a scenery photo of Xizang at the exhibition (Image: Ni Yanshuo) As the first ray of the sun shines in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 December, Roodepoort residents Queen Ramakhele and Blessing Mgwenya head to the Sunninghill Office Park. After a one-and-a-half-hour drive, they join more than 100 visitors who are already there to watch the “Colourful China, Cultural Xizang” International Photo Tour Exhibition, which is being held in the park. “I learned about China’s Xizang from media reports and also read some books about this region. When I heard about this tour exhibition here in Johannesburg, I decided to come and have a close look at Xizang,” said Ramakhele. “I can see from these photos that Xizang is really a nice place and ...
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Initiative on Co-operation Supporting Modernisation in Africa Principled on Multilateralism
8Dec By News SANo Comments
International

Initiative on Co-operation Supporting Modernisation in Africa Principled on Multilateralism

By Thobile Jiwulane: China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Miao Deyu (centre) and guests addressing journalists at G20. (Image: By Thobile Jiwulane The cooperation between Africa and China has been strengthened by the recent hosting of the G20 Summit in South Africa, one of the leading members of the Global South and a founding member of this multilateral body. The Summit deepened existing ties, culminating in the launch of the Initiative on Cooperation Supporting Modernisation on the final day, Sunday the 23rd, in Johannesburg. Both South Africa and China have been anticipating the realisation of this initiative, which is designed to modernise the African continent through development projects aimed at enhancing economic growth in selected countries, backed...
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OPEN BATTLE: Rubio takes gloves off as he lambastes South Africa, accusing it of replacing Mandela’s reconciliation
5Dec By News SANo Comments
International

OPEN BATTLE: Rubio takes gloves off as he lambastes South Africa, accusing it of replacing Mandela’s reconciliation

By Thobile Jiwulane: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Image: (US State Department) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has lambasted the South African government, as earlier led by the ANC, for having ditched Mandela's legacy of reconciliation, which he claims the ANC government replaced with "redistributionist" policies that discouraged investors and caused the talented to flee. Rubio is more pointed and scathing than Trump Rubio joins President Donald Trump in criticising South Africa for its internal policies aimed at addressing apartheid inspired racial inequality. Rubio was announcing America's plan for the G20, of which the US is the new president for 2026. The US took over from South Africa, which hosted the G20 Leaders Summit last month.  Trump bo...
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5th Volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Promoted in South Africa opens a new window into China’s development vision
4Dec By News SANo Comments
International

5th Volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Promoted in South Africa opens a new window into China’s development vision

By Thobile Jiwulane: The guest speakers, who included Chinese Ambassador to SA Mr Wu Peng, were holding copies of the book Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume V) as they concluded their speeches. Ties between China and South Africa are taking a new turn where not only the state officials of both countries are conversing on diplomatic and trade issues, but academics, business people and civil society have joined the fray to make positive remarks about the deepening relationship between the two countries. This became clear during a promotional event held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 3 for the English edition of the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China,". The event drew around 200 participants who discussed various aspects of the ...
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RAISING COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH REFORM: Xi Jinping Thought guides the governance of China’s state-owned enterprises
21Nov By News SANo Comments
Opinion

RAISING COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH REFORM: Xi Jinping Thought guides the governance of China’s state-owned enterprises

By Busani Ngcaweni: A worker installs components on the assembly line of state-owned new energy vehicle brand Voyah in Wuhan, Hubei Province, on 9 April (Image: Xinhua) The governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has long been central to political and institutional economic debates. Critics often associate SOEs with inefficiency, rent-seeking and dogma, treating them as relics of command economies. Yet in many developmental states, they have been engines of industrialisation, technological progress and national resilience. China provides perhaps the most striking example. Its SOEs have survived and evolved, some becoming globally competitive multinationals in energy, infrastructure and telecommunications. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s writings, contained in five ...
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