In a pointed message to powerful nations, the president declared that South Africa’s sovereignty was “sacrosanct” and would not be compromised
The president announced a mass vaccination drive of the country’s entire cattle herd as the government moves to limit economic damage, export bans and further losses to farmers
The government is moving to establish a national water crisis committee, intervene in failing municipalities and hold municipal managers criminally accountable for persistent water outages
This was Ramaphosa’s ninth address since being elected in 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address live from Cape Town City Hall.
The men found themselves trapped in the conflict after being allegedly lured to Russia by uMkhonto weSizwe’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla
Bold and assertive Cyril debunks the myth of a weak and indecisive leader
He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism
The ANC president said this was a fact, whether people liked it or not
The ANC chairperson dismissed as insignificant, the party’s loss last September of a ward which includes Marikana