Advisers – not consultants – can help close critical gaps in government where the loss of key skills leaves the president desperately needing to enhance the state’s capacity to secure his reforms
Instigators took to social media to stoke fears among police officers, the police minister told the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on Monday
Umlazi branch secretary Thulani Shusha was gunned down on his way home from an ANC meeting on Saturday
South Africa is facing a deepening unemployment crisis and experts warn that climate change threatens the country’s shrinking jobs.
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has asked the high court for an extension of the commission’s lifespan until the end of April, saying wrapping up his findings on the intelligence communities and other subjects required more time.
The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin
The public protector has already asked the president about a recording on the diversion of state funds for ANC election campaigns
ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has come out against those proclaiming on a preferred candidate after Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane named on Ramaphosa
Stellenbosch will also be under fire if Lindiwe Sisulu gets the nod in December
The president said he had expected the commission to limit itself to commenting on the suitability of all four shortlisted candidates, but that the decision remained his prerogative
Its position has shifted from social democracy to neoliberalism over two decades. But what is it now?
President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress
‘Large parts of the president’s speech are straight from the DA’s playbook’ – Steenhuisen
The president, in a letter to a watchdog parliamentary committee, confirmed the authenticity of a leaked recording in which the problem is discussed, but said he was talking only to allegations made publicly by others
South Africa needs a profound restructuring of state-capital relations, coupled with a comprehensive social policy, to address unemployment, poverty and inequality
As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines
The biggest challenge the president has is the bureaucratic implementation.
The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party
Industry says PCR tests and other restrictions are impeding the recovery of the industry.
Although the president deserves some credit for taking responsibility for those events, one wonders if heads will fall in his cabinet in the weeks and months to come.
In his State of the Nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said improvement of the business environment would now sit within the presidency and former Exxaro chief executive Sipho Nkosi will lead the ‘red tape team’.
Though the president’s speech hit the right notes, business will be looking out for delivery over promises.
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
Ramaphosa said planned institutional reform will improve the enforcement of water standards at municipal level
The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
Talk is over, the country needs action says Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela ahead of the State of the Nation address
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 2022 state of the nation address to a joint sitting of Parliament and the nation