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its goodnight. after multiple racist incidents involving uk police officers — newsnight learns that the initiative set up to tackle racism in policing in england and wales is now facing allegations of racism itself. some ethnic minority staff who used to work for the unit tell this programme they believed they were seen as "troublemakers" or "difficult". i was treated differently my white colleagues by a lack of support when the workload increased. i increasingly felt my voice and at...

From _ to the war in ukraine so therefore from the — to the war in ukraine so therefore from the african perspective, does neutrality— from the african perspective, does neutrality mean siding with the g7 and the _ neutrality mean siding with the g7 and the western alliance? the brics were invented 20 years ago byjim 0neit— were invented 20 years ago byjim 0neiiat_ were invented 20 years ago byjim oneilat goldman were invented 20 years ago byjim oneil at goldman sachs wrote a paper, _ onei...

Of this conflict of this situation in ukraine. in particular by taking a neutral position and this is the position of most african countries on the issue. and in south africa, it is notjust the minister getting a warm welcome. last month a russian frigate docked in south africa, a prelude to joint naval exercises with russia and china. for those running the anc, the long history of standing shoulder to shoulder with russia in the anti—imperialist struggle outweighs what has happened in the pas...

Terms of setting that kind of legislation before parliament, by the time it goes through the necessary processes and procedures. again, those are the challenges but i think when it comes to the reputational risk and the kind of body blows south africa is taking on this in terms of its relationship and its engagement in the brics, it becomes much more thanjust and its engagement in the brics, it becomes much more than just about the question around mr putin. i think it is much more broader in ter...

Going to the brics summit being held in johannesberg in august. brics is intended to strengthen ties between the nations that make it up — brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. among those who may attend the august meeting, russian president vladimir putin, whos been accused by the international criminal court of war crimes, committed, they say, during russias invasion of ukraine. south africa has refused to condemn russias actions, insisting it wants to remain neutral but under its c...