The Geopolitics of Deterrence: Why the Global South Must Forge Its Own Security Umbrellas
In September 2024, China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, only its third ...
Read moreDetails
Tag: Geopolitics
South African rand slips as markets weigh anti immigration demonstrations
The South African rand weakened against the United States dollar in early trading on Tuesday as ...
Read moreDetails
Burkina Faso Cuts Diplomatic Ties With France
Relations between France and Burkina Faso have plunged to a new low after the West African ...
Read moreDetails
Global Markets Rise as Iran Deal Hopes Grow and SpaceX Debuts
Global equity markets moved higher on Friday as investors responded positively to reports suggesting that the ...
Read moreDetails
South African Financial System Remains Resilient Despite Global Shocks
South Africa’s financial system is expected to remain resilient despite mounting global economic uncertainties arising from ...
Read moreDetails
How DRC President Leveraged Geopolitics to Secure Political Survival
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sits at the centre of global great power competition. ...
Read moreDetails
As Cuba Suffocates Under Siege, Why Is Africa Silent?
There are moments in international affairs when the language of geopolitics becomes so sanitised, so wrapped ...
Read moreDetails
Oil prices edge higher as strikes cloud US Iran peace hopes
Oil prices rose on Tuesday while global equities sent mixed signals, as cautious optimism over a ...
Read moreDetails
Africa Day 2026 | The Century Is Quietly Turning Towards Africa
There remains, in many corners of the Western imagination, a peculiar habit of speaking about Africa ...
Read moreDetails
Oil slides six percent as US Iran deal hopes lift supply outlook
Global oil prices tumbled on Monday, falling to their lowest levels in two weeks as markets ...
Read moreDetails
WHO WE ARE
The Southern African Times is a regional bloc digital newspaper that covers Southern African and world news. The paper also gives a nuanced analysis on news and covers a wide range of reporting which include sports, entertainment, foreign affairs, arts and culture.