He's also moved to clear up confusion that its full implementation has been removed from the Medium-Term Development Plan.

Normally the post-Sona debate focuses on picking apart the national address given by the President the week before. This year, in the face of US intimidation, has been quite different.

Debating the speech in Parliament on Tuesday, Trollip said South Africa had for years allowed itself to be bullied by its allies and now the chickens were coming home to roost as the new US ...

South Africa needs a cohort of career and well-trained diplomats. Currently, the diplomatic service is disproportionately laden with ill-equipped political appointees, especially in key postings.