On 18 July 2020, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of United Nations, delivered the annual Nelson Mandela lecture. For the first time in its 18 years run, the lecture was delivered to an online audience because of the restrictions that the coronavirus pandemic has forced. The contents of the speech were timely and breathtaking in their candour. Guterres tapped into the current of the prevalent international system, exposing its falsehoods, myths and delusions that seek to put a veneer of equality and progress on a deeply divided international system. His frankness followed what Mandela represents. Mandela was one of the most…
Author: Dr. David Monyae
In today’s world, the United States and China sit at the top of the global economic order. There is a delicate balance of global power between the two, a condition that has been exacerbated by the temperament of the two leaders currently serving as presidents to the two countries. One of the major features of Donald Trump’s first term as US president is the trade war that he ignited against China. The competition between the US and China manifests itself as one of the main arena on which this fight is being waged in the area of technology. While the…
