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Mikhail Gorbachev

Russia’s lost Alexei Navalny’s drive for sanity but his spirit lives on

Op-eds

Russia’s lost Alexei Navalny’s drive for sanity but his spirit lives on

By J Brooks Spector

Vytautas Landsbergis, the pianist who helped to sink the Soviet Union

World

Vytautas Landsbergis, the pianist who helped to sink the Soviet Union

By Greg Mills

The G20 — will the world please stop fiddling while Africa burns

Africa

The G20 — will the world please stop fiddling while Africa burns

By Phillip van Niekerk

After the Bell: Russia and South Africa — countries out of time

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Russia and South Africa — countries out of time

By Tim Cohen

Ramaphosa’s tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev glosses over an awkward history with the ANC

South Africa

Ramaphosa’s tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev glosses over an awkward history with the ANC

By Peter Fabricius

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): The mysteries of a revolutionary reformer revealed in death

South Africa

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): The mysteries of a revolutionary reformer revealed in death

By J Brooks Spector

Last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

World

Last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

By Reuters

Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91

Newsdeck

Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91

By Reuters

This year’s Nobel Peace Prizes come with a warning label attached

World

This year’s Nobel Peace Prizes come with a warning label attached

By J Brooks Spector

The Chernobyl fall guy has died — but the legacy of the nuclear disaster lives on

South Africa

The Chernobyl fall guy has died — but the legacy of the nuclear disaster lives on

By J Brooks Spector

Reality really sucks, most of the time

South Africa

Reality really sucks, most of the time

By Branko Brkic

The day that transformed eastern Europe and shaped Vladimir Putin

World

The day that transformed eastern Europe and shaped Vladimir Putin

By J Brooks Spector