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Meservey Warns Pretoria Faces Next US Step

Hudson Institute analyst Joshua Meservey says Washington has lost patience with talks and expects the US to intensify pressure on Pretoria.

6.10.2026 |

Foreign Affairs Bureau

US Expert Warns Targeted Financial Sanctions Could Follow US Visa Restrictions

Joshua Meservey, a senior analyst at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC, has told The Common Sense that targeted financial sanctions could follow visa restrictions unless Pretoria addresses Washington’s concerns.

1.10.2026 |

Politics Desk

MTN’s Iran Quagmire Deepens

The South African cell giant faces legal issues in the US.

1.10.2026 |

Econ Desk

Dispatch from Washington

Richard Tren writes on the view from Washington on the latest global developments.

28.9.2026 |

Richard Tren

When Trouble in Mozambique Crosses the Border

South Africans can't ignore what's happening in Mozambique.

27.9.2026 |

Paula Slier

Hard Right, Hard Left Each Win State Election in Germany

Voters are increasingly turning away from the centre in Germany as AfD and Die Linke emerge victorious in key state elections.

23.9.2026 |

Staff Writer

The Only Energy Policy That Matters, and the One Pretoria Is Not Following

In Houston in Texas last week the world's largest economies agreed that cheap, reliable power comes first, and that a richer country is a greener one. Pretoria was barred from the table and remains committed to the opposite course.

23.9.2026 |

Warwick Grey

Doors Closed on Persecuted Christians

The US has stopped admitting persecuted Christians as refugees.

21.9.2026 |

News Desk

Trump-Xi Summit Reinforces China’s Position as America’s Peer

The Washington ceremony yielded few concrete gains, while the debt pressures confronting both superpowers reveal an important similarity beneath their rivalry.