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Don’t fly with BRICS Argentina, the truth is Milei won’t let you

Amidst global anxiety caused by ongoing ‘hot wars’ in Ukraine and Gaza, it is relatively easy for news of Argentina’s purchase of 24 F-16…

May 28, 2024

Don’t fly with BRICS Argentina, the truth is Milei won’t let you

May 28, 2024

Escalation or aberration? Reflection on the nature of Hamas’ attack two Saturdays ago

Two weeks after Hamas shocked the world with its brutal attack on settlements surrounding the besieged Gaza enclave, questions still abound…

Oct 21, 2023

Escalation or aberration? Reflection on the nature of Hamas’ attack two Saturdays ago

Oct 21, 2023

Israel has lost, early enough to tell but not too late to salvage ‘victory’

Israel has lost. Even as the grim metric of number of war dead steadily and inexorably tilts in favour of Israel’s deadly war machine…

Oct 12, 2023

Oct 12, 2023

Using a nuclear referendum to save South Africa’s political party system from the violence that…

Another day, another report that a local politician has been murdered in South Africa. This time, it has been reported that Mr. Lot Nkuna…

Oct 6, 2023

Using a nuclear referendum to save South Africa’s political party system from the violence that…

Oct 6, 2023

Putin, Prigozhin and the shadow of Anastasia

According to Mafia lore, notorious mob boss Albert Anastasia ordered the murder of informant Arnold Schuster in 1952 after watching an…

Sep 1, 2023

Putin, Prigozhin and the shadow of Anastasia

Sep 1, 2023

The price of non-entry: The cost South Africa will have to pay following President Putin’s decision…

All eyes were on South Africa last week as it hosted the annual BRICS summit. With weighty issues like the expansion of the group and the…

Aug 27, 2023

The price of non-entry: The cost South Africa will have to pay following President Putin’s decision…

Aug 27, 2023

Rotblat: A biopic not yet made but one the world needs to see

Last month saw the release of the highly anticipated blockbuster movie Oppenheimer. Based on a biography of the head of the Manhattan…

Aug 3, 2023

Rotblat: A biopic not yet made but one the world needs to see

Aug 3, 2023

How unquestioning defence of every Israeli government action risks putting Israel on a hiding to…

Israel’s assault on Jenin refugee camp last month (July 2023) resulted in the deaths of several young Palestinians and drew sharp…

Aug 2, 2023

How unquestioning defence of every Israeli government action risks putting Israel on a hiding to…

Aug 2, 2023

Defuse global tensions over the use of depleted uranium, abolish the global nuclear industry

Recently, tensions between the United Kingdom and Russia have escalated over the former’s reported intention to supply Ukraine with…

Apr 19, 2023

Defuse global tensions over the use of depleted uranium, abolish the global nuclear industry

Apr 19, 2023

Remembering Palestine on the first anniversary of the Ukraine War

Today marks the first anniversary of the start of the Ukraine War. This occasion will, no doubt, be used by Western politicians and media…

Feb 23, 2023

Remembering Palestine on the first anniversary of the Ukraine War

Feb 23, 2023

Gerard Boyce

Gerard Boyce

Gerard Boyce is an Economist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban).

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