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China Steps Into Gulf Crisis With Xi’s Four Propositions on Safeguarding and Promoting Peace and Stability
20Apr By News SANo Comments
Opinion

China Steps Into Gulf Crisis With Xi’s Four Propositions on Safeguarding and Promoting Peace and Stability

By Thobile Jiwulane: President Xi Jinping believes dialogue is the best approach in finding solutions to world conflicts. IMAGE: Supply by the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria China’s President Xi Jinping has added his voice to international efforts aimed at ending the war in the Persian Gulf, urging peace, stability, and adherence to international law. His intervention signals Beijing’s deepening involvement in a conflict that has already reshaped the Middle East and rattled global markets. The war—pitting Israel and the United States against Iran- has engulfed much of West Asia, triggering a global economic crisis as oil prices surged. At the heart of the turmoil lies the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping artery. Its blockade by the warring sides created a st...
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Gunboat Diplomacy, De-Dollarisation and the Strait of Hormuz
23Mar By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Gunboat Diplomacy, De-Dollarisation and the Strait of Hormuz

By Charles Matseke: US President Donald Trump (Image: Facebook) As the Trump moment deepens into what can only be described as a sustained departure from both international law and conventional presidential conduct, global partners are increasingly forced to navigate an environment defined by both coercion and choice. What began as an “America First” recalibration has evolved into a foreign policy doctrine marked by unilateralism, executive improvisation and institutional disengagement. One that, as earlier analyses suggest, has already inflicted lasting damage on U.S. credibility and global leadership. In its current form, this approach, captured in what some have termed a revival of “gunboat diplomacy” or even the emerging “Donroe Doctrine” prioritises press...
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Bombs in the Gulf, Billions on the Move: Will Cape Town Benefit from the Conflict?
15Mar By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Bombs in the Gulf, Billions on the Move: Will Cape Town Benefit from the Conflict?

As missiles fly between Iran, Israel and the United States, the real battle may be unfolding in oil markets, investor confidence, and the global flow of capital—from the Strait of Hormuz to cities as far away as Cape Town. By Zola Pinda: Mansour Shakib Mehr, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to South Africa, making a statement on the recent attacks by Israeli and U.S. regimes against Iran during the press conference held in Pretoria, South Africa, on 4 March 2026 While bombs rain across the Strait of Hormuz, investors are already fleeing, luxury capital is on the move, and cities like Cape Town are quietly positioning themselves as the world’s next safe havens. Two weeks into the war between Iran and the coalition led by the United States and Israel, m...
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From Boycott to Bargaining: Washington’s Africa Contradiction Exposed in Cape Town
17Feb By News SANo Comments
Business

From Boycott to Bargaining: Washington’s Africa Contradiction Exposed in Cape Town

By Zola Pinda: (Images: Mining Indaba Website) Consistency is the currency of statecraft. Without it, even the most powerful nations find their influence discounted.  The conclusion of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town has laid bare a striking contradiction in Washington’s Africa posture — one that speaks less to strength than to strategic impatience. Merely to secure access to critical minerals In November 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration boycotted the G20 Leaders’ Summit hosted in Johannesburg on 22–23 November, declining to send official representation.  Soon thereafter, the United States confirmed it would host the 2026 G20 Summit on 14–15 December 2026 at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, shaping the age...
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RAPPROACHMENT: India and the us seek to defuse tension
19Sep By News SANo Comments
International

RAPPROACHMENT: India and the us seek to defuse tension

 By Fawzia Moodley: President Donald J. Trump holds hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India during a surprise walk-in in 2019, in Houston, Texas. (Image: White House Official Photo by Shealah Craighead) Realpolitik demands that Washington and New Delhi find common ground amidst the fallout between the two allies over Donald Trump’s imposition of a 50% tariff on Indian exports to the US and indications are that the two countries may be on the way to some kind of rapprochement.  Signs of a possible thaw India has been holding out hope that Trump, who had accused New Delhi of supporting Russia against Ukraine by purchasing oil from Russia, would reconsider the 50% tariff—the highest levy imposed on any country, except Brazil, which received the same treatment...
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