Maverick News Mission impossible? SAA plane remains grounded following initial premature Polish clearance for take-off 5 min 35 By Queenin Masuabi
World Standoff at Warsaw airport after officials try to confiscate weapons from Ramaphosa’s Presidential Protection Unit 3 min 60 By Queenin Masuabi
World Kakhovka dam destruction redraws battlefield map; Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
Maverick News Peace mission commences - Ramaphosa and African leaders to meet Zelensky then Putin 3 min 6 By Queenin Masuabi and Peter Fabricius
World Kyiv reports counteroffensive ‘partial success’; Belarus hints at already receiving Russian nuclear bombs 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
World US announces another $325m in military assistance; Nato chief says counteroffensive ‘gaining momentum’ 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
South Africa Biden administration shares concerns of US Congress over SA’s perceived support for Russia 4 min 13 By Peter Fabricius
Maverick News Warning shot fired — top US congressmen urge Biden to move Agoa forum away from SA 5 min 39 By Peter Fabricius
World France, Germany and Poland back Kyiv’s counteroffensive; Cuban PM in Moscow to deepen ties 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
World Kyiv forces reportedly recapture Donetsk village; Wagner chief says his mercenaries won’t sign ministry contracts 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
World Zelensky visits flood-hit Kherson; SA risks losing R612bn in export revenue over 'non-aligned’ stance - economist 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
Maverick News Ramaphosa to call China’s Xi while Cabinet silent on moving BRICS Summit 4 min 5 By Victoria O’Regan and Peter Fabricius
Maverick News Ramaphosa calls Putin after crunch Cabinet meeting and ahead of Africa-led peace mission 2 min 19 By Peter Fabricius
World Kyiv troops advance in Bakhmut; Kakhovka dam destruction ‘a war crime’, say allies 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
Maverick News Ukrainian foreign minister welcomes African peace initiative — and spells out two immutable principles 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
World Wheat prices surge after Kakhovka dam blast; China and France work on ‘political settlement process’ 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
Maverick News Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks out on African Peace Initiative and negotiating from strongest position possible 8 min 6 By Greg Mills
World Fierce battles reported along the front lines; China and France discuss ceasefire conditions 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
Maverick News Ramaphosa embarks on attempted ‘course correction’ of SA’s Russia stance 5 min 36 By Peter Fabricius
Maverick News How the war in Ukraine will be won: David fells Goliath, and then the negotiating table 11 min 5 By Greg Mills
