World Ukrainian troops’ angry push for new recruits Kyiv – Having rushed to join the Ukrainian army when Russia invaded, Ivan Zadontsev is now exhausted as the... Read more 12 Feb
News WATCH | Putin offers path to peace in exclusive interview Cape Town – Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that defeating Russia in Ukraine is “impossible by definition” and... Read more 9 Feb
World ‘Nothing to do with me’: Ukraine’s Hungarians divided over war Siurte – In the village of Siurte in Ukraine’s westernmost corner, home to a large Hungarian community, many fighting-aged... Read more 8 Feb
World 13 wounded in Russian strike on hotel in Ukraine Kyiv – Two Russian missiles struck a hotel in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, injuring 13 people including foreign journalists, local... Read more 11 Jan
World Russia jails men for funding far-right Ukraine group Moscow – Russia on Thursday handed long jail sentences to a Ukrainian man and another individual for financing an ultranationalist... Read more 21 Dec, 2023
World Putin calls for ‘severe’ response to foreign efforts to destabilise Russia Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for a “severe” response to foreign agents who aim to destabilise... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
World Zelensky says ‘no one knows’ when war in Ukraine will end. Kyiv – President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that there was no end in sight to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
Home Newly confident Putin faces the press and Russian people Moscow – Vladimir Putin on Thursday will hold his first year-end press conference since sending troops into Ukraine, with... Read more 14 Dec, 2023
Countries Pandor calls for peace, humanitarian aid in Ukraine and Middle East Cape Town – International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor, has expressed deep concern to her Ukrainian counterpart, Minister... Read more 6 Nov, 2023
Countries Ramaphosa evades questions on cost of Ukraine-Russia peace mission Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly avoided answering questions in parliament regarding the full cost of his... Read more 3 Oct, 2023