News Flash – Potential for good
This past week saw the potential for peace after a 67-year war; a launched satellite to find extraterritorial life; President Ramaphosa announced an investment task team; and racism was called to order.
News Flash – Trade War Shakes Markets’
If Donald Trump completes his two terms as president, what will the political landscape look like in 7 years? In his first year alone he has caused loud, clumsy chaos, and more recently a potential trade war with China (which seems of his own accord since his cabinet continually tries to quash its potential). Will…
News Flash – Trade Wars, Face Plant, and Brexit Deal
A potential trade war was initiated between the two largest economies in the world. Donald Trump introduced $50billion of trade tariffs against China. So far China has retaliated with a measured response of $3billion in counter-tariffs, the EU and Britain are lining up their defences as well. It would seem that a great America under…
News Flash – The US’s Domination of Global News
Since Trump has come into the presidency, the news seems to be constantly US-centric. Although this is frustrating it seems to be a condition of our times. Week to week sensational news spills from the US, for instance just in this past week – Trump fired his Secretary of State; his National Security Adviser seems…
News Flash – Hope is on the Horizon
As a South African, there is an awareness of the overwhelming task to establish economic stability but the thought is becoming possible again. It is satisfying to see the cogs start to turn after being dormant for some time – 27 renewable energy projects are being reinstated next week; the land expropriation debate is calling for good arguments and…
News Flash – Cabinet Reshuffle Analysis and other Developments
This week, Ivor Sarakinsky (PhD) has written a contributing piece for our readers analysing Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle. There have been many other developments this week – Trump has suggested some level of gun control and has also proposed steel and aluminium import tariffs; the Brexit negotiations have developed in their stagnation; and Vladimir Putin has confirmed…
News Flash – Brexit, Budget, Brown
We are in a time where so much is happening – reading through information on the SONA seems outdated, but it was only last week Friday that it was presented! Since then government has re-iterated that we cannot afford nuclear power, cutting the nuclear deal at the knees; VAT is increasing for the first time in 25…
News Flash – President Cyril is on the Job
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his first SONA speech on Friday. There is still a lot being finalised – the Gupta’s are on the run, Zuma’s future is uncertain, but, Ramaphosa has already suggested adjustments to the mining charter, encouraged international investment, and highlighted the need to reduce South Africa’s high unemployment rate.
News Flash – South Africa in Suspense
South Africa has been in a state of suspense for the week. Ramaphosa has been in negotiations with Zuma regarding Zuma’s departure but whether or not this will happen is unknown.