Energy transition in BRICS countries: climate ambitions and hydrocarbon reality

What will ultimately prevail – climate ambitions or hydrocarbon reality? When and under what conditions is the energy transition possible? Read more in the TV BRICS feature

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TV BRICS - 2 March 2026

The BRICS countries, particularly India and China, are actively developing renewable energy sources while at the same time continuing to rely on traditional fuels – hydrocarbons. Experts describe this situation as the central paradox of climate governance. As, in essence, the largest energy powers, accounting for around half of global energy consumption and production, the countries of the group are literally now positioned between coal and the sun.

Blogging, Content Creation and Journalism: Understanding the Boundaries

By FIIFI NETTEY

28 February 2026

Journalism in Ghana has come a long way from the difficult days of the culture of silence and the era of criminal libel. Today, the media landscape is far more open, vibrant, and diverse.  The passage of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989). The repeal of the criminal libel law and the broader liberation of the media space have sparked enormous public interest in media activities across the country.

President Xi calls on China, Germany to be reliable, innovative, cultural partners
CHINA

25 February 2026
CGTN

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on China and Germany to enhance strategic communication and deepen mutual trust, as the world faces growing turbulence and interconnection.

During talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing, Xi pointed out that China and Germany are the world's second and third largest economies, and the bilateral relationship not only bears on the interests of both countries, but also has significant impact on Europe and the world.

US Ambassador Brent Bozell Pledges Stronger Partnership with South Africa

26 February 2026

The newly appointed United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, has shared his first public message to South Africans, following the presentation of a copy of his letter of credentials to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).

Cybersecurity in BRICS countries: how digital transformation drives growth and creates new risks?

What are the group’s countries prepared to counter digital threats with? Read the TV BRICS report

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TV BRICS - 25 February 2026

Digital transformation is becoming a new source of risk for economic growth and even national sovereignty in BRICS countries. Cybersecurity itself is likely to become one of the key topics of discussion at the summit in India in 2026.

From Symbolism to Sanction: Will Redefining Apartheid Deliver Justice?

By Kirtan Bhana - TDS

24 February 2026

The life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela stands as a searing indictment of a system that weaponised law to enforce injustice. While Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was unjustly imprisoned on Robben Island, as a mother (MADRE), a woman, wife and daughter she endured harassment, banishment, surveillance and vilification at the hands of an apartheid regime that clothed racial supremacy in legal formality.

Constitutional Reform in Kazakhstan: A New Stage of Institutional Development

By H.E. Yerkin Akhinzhanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Mozambique concurrently

24 February 2026

On 31 January 2026, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan published the draft of a new Constitution, marking a significant milestone in the country’s constitutional reform. The initiative follows the proposal of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, announced in his State of the Nation Address on 8 September 2025, to further modernise the political system.

President Ramaphosa reaffirms SA’s strategic autonomy at Armed Forces Day

23 February 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s strategic autonomy and commitment to peace, saying the country will continue to assert its sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions.

PRESS STATEMENT

Dabiri-Erewa Pays Condolence Visit to Palace of Late Akran of Badagry, Commends Legacy of Service

Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head: Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, (NiDCOM), Abuja.

23 February 2026: The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon.  Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has paid a condolence visit to the palace of the late Akran of Badagry, His Royal Majesty, Oba Babatunde Akran.

Tunisia’s Olive Oil Diplomacy

By Anisha Pemjee and Kirtan Bhana

20 February 2025

At a private and carefully curated olive oil tasting hosted at the Tunisian Embassy in Pretoria, Ambassador Karima Bardaoui and her team offered guests not only a culinary experience, but an invitation to understand Tunisia, a country in the far north of Africa, washed by the ancient waters of the Mediterranean, whose history and agriculture stretch back millennia.

Angela Yeung climbs so that others may rise with her

By Anisha Pemjee and Kirtan Bhana

20 February 2026

Angela Yeung’s story does not begin on a mountain.

It begins with absence.

At just three years old, her mother left her under difficult circumstances, a wound that would shape her early life and quietly inform her lifelong search for belonging, identity and healing. For many, such a beginning becomes a shadow. For Angela, it became fuel.