Invade Venezuela first!
 
                        Donald Trump is doing everything possible to look like he is serious about overthrowing Maduro’s regime by force.
                      
                      
      
                        By Gwynne Dyer 
                         7h ago
                      
                    US scrambles to catch up with China’s grip on Africa’s rare earths
 
                        This is a fascinating story from Fox News with the headline: Trump administration works to break China’s rare earth mineral stranglehold on Africa.
                      
                      
      
                        By Tinashe Mukogo 
                         9h ago
                      
                    Gaza: Ceasefire in doubt
 
                        IT did not take long. Just 10 days after the Gaza ceasefire was grudgingly accepted by Israel and the Hamas organisation that has ruled the territory for the past 18 years.
                      
                      
      
                        By Gwynne Dyer 
                         Oct. 24, 2025
                      
                    Markets in turmoil: What Trump’s tariffs teach us about staying grounded as investors
 
                        A phrase making waves lately is the “Taco Trade”—the idea of taking profits early and rotating into new opportunities rather than riding every wave to the top (or bottom).
                      
                      
      
                        By Isaac Jonas 
                         Oct. 19, 2025
                      
                    Gaza: The 20-point plan
 
                        Hamas would definitely welcome a lengthy ceasefire. Most of its leaders and at least half its fighters have been killed in the past two years of fighting.
                      
                      
      
                        By Gwynne Dyer 
                         Oct. 10, 2025
                      
                    US visa ban on Zimbabwe: Complexities and opportunities
 
                        On August 8 this year, the United States (US) announced the halting of visa processing for Zimbabweans intending to migrate to that country.
                      
                      
      
                        By Nobandile Mguni 
                         Oct. 6, 2025
                      
                    Letter from America: Trump and Gaza: The dragon shows his teeth
 
                        This hegemony, I suggested, was the brain child of an Israeli evil genius, Robert Dermer, who serves as both strategist and enforcer for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
                      
                      
      
                        By Kenneth Mufuka 
                         Oct. 5, 2025
                      
                    The US: Things to come
 
                        Prediction is hardest when events have complex causes and more than two possible outcomes, but that includes most historical events you might be interested in.
                      
                      
      
                        By Gwynne Dyer 
                         Oct. 3, 2025
                      
                    Trump-Putin meeting: Diplomatic lessons for Africa
 
                        The meeting was to discuss a possible ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ongoing war and revive diplomatic relations between the two super powers.
                      
                      
      
                        By Tafadzwa Chinotimba 
                         Sep. 30, 2025
                      
                     
 
                      
                      
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   





