New Zealand PM ‘Looks Forward’ to Visiting to China When Zero-COVID Restrictions Ease

Read More One day after the final stage of New Zealand’s border reopening was completed, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed her willingness to lead a business delegation to China to strengthen in-person connections. “As we mark 50 years of diplomatic relations, we look forward to the return of in-person ministerial visits,” Ardern told the China […]

The ANC’s tyranny of the collective

Read More South Africans are fighting decline on all fronts, notably in every interface with our crumbling state, whether it is queuing at the home affairs department, sitting in darkness or driving through potholes. Yet, the ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal conference two weeks ago witnessed the resounding endorsement of a political faction supporting the protagonist of state […]

Football comes home as Lionesses make history – Women’s Football Weekly

Read More England are European champions. No, this is not a drill – the Lionesses created history by winning their first major women’s tournament in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against Germany at Wembley. After 56 years (and one day) of hurt, Sunday 31 July 2022 is the day that football came home… again. In […]

How can England build on their Euro 2022 triumph?

Read More Suzanne Wrack: Level the playing field in the Women’s Super League There has been a lot of investment in the women’s game in England and it is more competitive – but there is still a massive gap between the biggest clubs in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and the rest. The likes of […]

South Africa is trapped again: what kind of leaders can set the country free

Read More Former South African president Thabo Mbeki recently painted a gloomy picture of the country and its prospects. He said the governing African National Congress (ANC), led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, did not have a national plan to address the country’s many socio-economic problems. These include high and growing unemployment, inequality, poverty and crime. […]