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Cyril Ramaphosa

Mbalula: Mchunu to stay in parliament, ANC committee despite suspension
Politics
/ 15 July 2025

Mbalula: Mchunu to stay in parliament, ANC committee despite suspension

The ANC secretary general said the party backs the inquiry established by President Cyril Ramaphosa into corruption claims against the police minister

By Mandisa Nyathi and Lunga Mzangwe
Top cop Shadrack Sibiya suspended amid inquiry into disbanding of political killings task team
National
/ 15 July 2025

Top cop Shadrack Sibiya suspended amid inquiry into disbanding of political killings task team

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola confirmed that internal investigations were under way into allegations against the deputy commissioner for crime detection

By Mandisa Nyathi
The Mandela legacy: Might ‘quiet diplomacy’ work in conflicts such as Ukraine and Russia?
Thought Leader
/ 15 July 2025

The Mandela legacy: Might ‘quiet diplomacy’ work in conflicts such as Ukraine and Russia?

South Africa’s commitment to a foreign policy of non-alignment and Cyril Ramaphosa’s experience with negotiations to end apartheid serve as an example

By Ursula van Beek
Trust in South African police at an all time low, report shows
National
/ 14 July 2025

Trust in South African police at an all time low, report shows

The Human Sciences Research Council report was released a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he had placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence amid corruption allegations against him

By Stella Mapenzauswa
Ramaphosa puts Mchunu on leave of absence over police infiltration scandal
National
/ 13 July 2025

Ramaphosa puts Mchunu on leave of absence over police infiltration scandal

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave following explosive allegations of criminal syndicates infiltrating law enforcement agencies

By Mandisa Nyathi
Police saga may define Cyril’s legacy
Editorial
/ 11 July 2025

Police saga may define Cyril’s legacy

Observers have suspected that deep systemic problems lie in the country’s law enforcement

By Editorial
Mchunu: Murmers of a cabinet reshuffle
Politics
/ 10 July 2025

Mchunu: Murmers of a cabinet reshuffle

Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister

By Mandisa Nyathi
DA renews call for Nkabane’s dismissal over Seta panel scandal
Politics
/ 9 July 2025

DA renews call for Nkabane’s dismissal over Seta panel scandal

The party has accused the higher education minister of misleading parliament and violating the executive ethics code by fabricating the legitimacy of the selection process of Seta boards

By Mandisa Nyathi
30% tariff, 0% respect. Why South Africa must push back against US bullying
Opinion
/ 9 July 2025

30% tariff, 0% respect. Why South Africa must push back against US bullying

Donald Trump’s ‘solution’ to South Africa avoiding the tariff hike – move production to the US – is nothing more than economic blackmail

By Nkosinathi Mtshali
UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal
Politics
/ 9 July 2025

UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he has never met or spoken to Vusimuzi Matlala, despite allegations of political interference in a R360 million South African Police Service tender

By Mandisa Nyathi
Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians
National
/ 6 July 2025

Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians

KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld

By Des Erasmus and Lyse Comins
DA will not leave GNU or table motion against Ramaphosa despite Whitfield firing
Politics
/ 28 June 2025

DA will not leave GNU or table motion against Ramaphosa despite Whitfield firing

Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ramaphosa touts youth jobs drive as StatsSA data paints grim unemployment picture
National
/ 18 June 2025

Ramaphosa touts youth jobs drive as StatsSA data paints grim unemployment picture

The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Government worried about safety of South Africans in Iran
National
/ 16 June 2025

Government worried about safety of South Africans in Iran

The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa defends BEE as vital for inclusive economic growth
National
/ 10 June 2025

Ramaphosa defends BEE as vital for inclusive economic growth

In his weekly newsletter, the president warned that economic growth without transformation would entrench exclusion, while acknowledging that transformation without growth was unsustainable

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Trump and Malema are more similar than they would like to admit
Thought Leader
/ 10 June 2025

Trump and Malema are more similar than they would like to admit

Both men possess an ability to command attention and generate loyalty through their unconventional, often incendiary, approaches to politics

By Lindani Zungu
Reimagining SA-US relations in the aftermath of the Oval Office spectacle
Thought Leader
/ 10 June 2025

Reimagining SA-US relations in the aftermath of the Oval Office spectacle

South Africa needs a diverse group of allies and partners in a world undergoing seismic geopolitical changes

By Letitia Jentel
There is no genocide in South Africa – but there is billionaire disinformation
Thought Leader
/ 5 June 2025

There is no genocide in South Africa – but there is billionaire disinformation

The scene in the Oval Office reflected the apartheid of the excessively wealthy, supported by Big Tech that peddles lies of white genocide, and the poor

By Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia
Starlink raises questions about necessity and relevance of BEE laws
Business
/ 1 June 2025

Starlink raises questions about necessity and relevance of BEE laws

The licensing of Elon Musk’s Starlink has sparked debate about whether South Africa’s black economic empowerment laws are an impediment to growth or path to an inclusive economy

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
DA renews bid to control policing in Western Cape
Politics
/ 30 May 2025

DA renews bid to control policing in Western Cape

The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem

By Mandisa Nyathi
Editorial: The fault in our Starlink narratives
Editorial
/ 30 May 2025

Editorial: The fault in our Starlink narratives

What can Musk offer and what price are we willing to pay?

By Editorial
EFF to use ‘kill the boer’ as part of 2026 election strategy
Politics
/ 28 May 2025

EFF to use ‘kill the boer’ as part of 2026 election strategy

The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls

By Mandisa Nyathi
Ramaphosa: Racial redress is not stunting growth
Politics
/ 27 May 2025

Ramaphosa: Racial redress is not stunting growth

The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans

By Emsie Ferreira
Alone, South Africa is a small guy but together Africa could have weight
Thought Leader
/ 26 May 2025

Alone, South Africa is a small guy but together Africa could have weight

Countries in Africa will continue to be pawns, and have to bow to the US, unless we work collectively to build our economic heft and better the lives of our people

By Akanimo Andrew Akpan
Oval Office: Johann Rupert proved himself a stand-up man
Thought Leader
/ 26 May 2025

Oval Office: Johann Rupert proved himself a stand-up man

As part of the delegation who met US President Donald Trump, the South African billionaire used facts and honesty to speak power to power

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report
National
/ 23 May 2025

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report

The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Ramaphosa’s big Trump trade-off
Politics
/ 22 May 2025

Ramaphosa’s big Trump trade-off

But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue

By Emsie Ferreira
Echo chamber of power: Trump’s perilous pursuit of ‘white manhood’
Opinion
/ 22 May 2025

Echo chamber of power: Trump’s perilous pursuit of ‘white manhood’

The white man, failing to maintain his hegemonic “manhood” in post-apartheid South Africa, seeks to reclaim it within the idiocy that is Trump’s version of masculinity

By Ali Ridha Khan
MK party targets Ramaphosa, Godongwana in motion of no confidence over budget ‘chaos’
Politics
/ 21 May 2025

MK party targets Ramaphosa, Godongwana in motion of no confidence over budget ‘chaos’

uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket

By Mandisa Nyathi
Is Trump decoupling from Netanyahu?
Thought Leader
/ 21 May 2025

Is Trump decoupling from Netanyahu?

Ramaphosa’s Washington DC visit, the US deal with the Houthis and its lifting sanctions against Syria suggests he is

By Thembisa Fakude
Ramaphosa to press Trump on attending G20 summit, racial redress
Politics
/ 21 May 2025

Ramaphosa to press Trump on attending G20 summit, racial redress

The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa says decision to sign NHI Bill was politically sensitive
Politics
/ 19 May 2025

Ramaphosa says decision to sign NHI Bill was politically sensitive

This rendered it immune to high court review, he argues in an application for leave to appeal an order to hand over the reasons for his decision

By Emsie Ferreira
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