Maverick News Russian firm recruits young African women, also from SA, to build drones for war on Ukraine by: Peter Fabricius
World, Maverick News Bakhmut ‘meat grinder’ — the staggering toll of Russia’s bloodiest battle since WW2 by: Peter Fabricius
Africa, Op-eds With the signing of an 'all-for-one' pact, Russia’s new African empire starts to take shape by: Phillip van Niekerk
South Africa, World, DM168, Maverick News SA caught in Bulgaria’s underworld web of dirty global politics as ‘links' between oligarch and Prigozhin emerge by: Caryn Dolley
Op-eds International law and the killing of Yevgeny Prigozhin - Was he fair game? by: Mia Swart and Penny Spentzouris
World, Ukraine Crisis, Maverick News Putin moves to seize Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary empire; Turkey to meet Russia’s defence chief by: Bloomberg
World, Ukraine Crisis, Maverick News Putin prepares to visit China; Vatican back-pedals on Pope Francis' remarks on 'great Russian empire' by: Bloomberg
World, Maverick News Candles, carnations and a sledgehammer — a requiem for warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin by: Meduza and Bumaga
World, Ukraine Crisis Russia confirms Prigozhin’s death; Zelensky says Kyiv’s push toward Crimea is key by: Bloomberg
South Africa, DM168, Maverick News A cyberattack, a political tantrum and BRICS in the wall — my fave reads in our print edition this week by: Heather Robertson