They call it the New Spice Route, an homage to the medieval trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia, even if today’s “spice road” has nothing to do with cinnamon, cloves, or silks.  Instead, it’s a superpower’s superhighway, on which trucks and ships shuttle fuel, food, and military equipment through a growing maritime and ground transportation infrastructure to a network of supply depots, tiny camps, and airfields meant to service a fast-growing U.S.

Interview with Prof. David MacDonald, Queens College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada on "Electricity Capitalism in South Africa and beyond".

Prof. Greg Ruiters talks to newsclick about the current South African political situation.