Section: South Africa
US, UK will ‘not be cowed’ by militants
Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron have declared that their nations will ‘not be cowed’ by extremists. …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM rejects ceasefire as bid to deceive West
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has rejected a ceasefire plan unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin as an attempt to deceive the West about Moscow’s real intentions. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to buy coal from SA
Ukraine will buy one million tonnes of coal from South Africa because the military conflict in its Donbass region has disrupted domestic coal production. …read more Source:...
Putin unveils peace plan for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has unveiled a seven-point plan for peace in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia peace deal grows closer
Russian President Vladimir Putin says a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine could be reached this week, a clear attempt to show the West he was trying to deescalate the conflict. …read more Source:...
Ukraine limits electricity flows to Crimea
Ukraine has limited electricity supplies to consumers in Crimea and threatens to cut power altogether if quotas were breached. …read more Source:...
Obama heads into European maelstrom
US President Barack Obama has flown directly into the worst East-West storm since the Cold War, where he will warn Russia to keep its hands off former Soviet states. …read more Source:...
More than 1 million Ukrainians displaced
More than one million people have been uprooted by the conflict in Ukraine, including 260 000 within the country where further mass displacement is feared. …read more Source:...
Ukraine may need bigger bailout – IMF
Ukraine may need as much as $19bn in additional funds if its conflict with pro-Russian separatists continues during 2015, says the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Lavrov urges US to talk sense
Russia says Ukraine’s moves to join Nato are aimed at undermining efforts to end the war in the east of the country, and called on Washington to use its influence and talk sense into Kiev. …read more Source:...
