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Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa found resolve after losing the ANC’s majority
Politics
/ 20 December 2024

Ramaphosa found resolve after losing the ANC’s majority

Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour

By Emsie Ferreira
Bela accord still possible
Politics
/ 13 December 2024

Bela accord still possible

It can be achieved through the regulations the education minister must draft

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa to announce decision on Bela Act after GNU clearing house concludes discussions
Politics
/ 13 December 2024

Ramaphosa to announce decision on Bela Act after GNU clearing house concludes discussions

Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the contentious law after months of deliberations and consultations

By Mandisa Makgakga
Bela and factional strife stress test the GNU
Politics
/ 12 December 2024

Bela and factional strife stress test the GNU

The Democratic Alliance called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to draw on a settlement with Solidarity to end the impasse over the act

By Emsie Ferreira and Umamah Bakharia
South Africa’s G20 presidency an opportunity to reshape the global energy narrative
Opinion
/ 11 December 2024

South Africa’s G20 presidency an opportunity to reshape the global energy narrative

A strong presidency would establish mechanisms for accountability, ensuring that promises made during G20 summits translate into measurable progress

By Karabo Mokgonyana and Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe
Ramaphosa must be pushed to act on Thembi Simelane
Editorial
/ 7 December 2024

Ramaphosa must be pushed to act on Thembi Simelane

Ramaphosa must, through public demand or GNU nudging, be pressured into severing the tether that still connects him to agenda-based decision-making

By Editorial
Mbalula: ANC to wait for report from integrity committee to act on Thembi Simelane
Politics
/ 6 December 2024

Mbalula: ANC to wait for report from integrity committee to act on Thembi Simelane

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula defends the decision not to ask the minister to step aside, despite allegations of misconduct linked to VBS Mutual Bank

By Mandisa Makgakga
Trump could bring a plot twist to SA’s G20 presidency
Politics
/ 6 December 2024

Trump could bring a plot twist to SA’s G20 presidency

The US president-elect’s threat to Brics and regressive climate change stance risk stoking tension

By Emsie Ferreira
SABC Bill back before parliament, no sanction for Malatsi
Politics
/ 5 December 2024

SABC Bill back before parliament, no sanction for Malatsi

The cabinet has accepted that the communications minister’s unilateral withdrawal of the Bill was not malicious

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa removes corruption accused Thembi Simelane from justice portfolio but retains her in cabinet
Politics
/ 4 December 2024

Ramaphosa removes corruption accused Thembi Simelane from justice portfolio but retains her in cabinet

The Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on justice and constitutional development has called for Simelane to be removed from the cabinet

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa says he would like a round of golf with Trump
Politics
/ 3 December 2024

Ramaphosa says he would like a round of golf with Trump

The comment came in the context of South Africa’s presidency of the G20, where Ramaphosa dismissed suggestions the new US administration would undo its pro-developing world agenda

By Emsie Ferreira
South Africa’s G20 presidency will focus on climate change and Africa’s development problems
Business
/ 3 December 2024

South Africa’s G20 presidency will focus on climate change and Africa’s development problems

The focus would also be on Africa’s high debt levels, financing the just energy transition and the strategic use of critical minerals

By Anathi Madubela
Ferrari vs Conquest: Only Mbalula, not provincial leaders, can speak publicly on provincial structure disbandment
Politics
/ 2 December 2024

Ferrari vs Conquest: Only Mbalula, not provincial leaders, can speak publicly on provincial structure disbandment

The secretary general said the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal cannot keep up with the uMkhonto weSizwe party

By Lunga Mzangwe
Bela Act agreement does not undermine president’s powers, says presidency
Politics
/ 1 December 2024

Bela Act agreement does not undermine president’s powers, says presidency

The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months

By Mandisa Makgakga
It’s pay back the money (again) as Malema moves to seize Zuma’s firepool
Columns
/ 29 November 2024

It’s pay back the money (again) as Malema moves to seize Zuma’s firepool

Unlike his predecessor, President Cyril Ramaphosa has no interest in compound interest

By Paddy Harper
EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala
Politics
/ 29 November 2024

EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala

Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater

By Emsie Ferreira
Phala Phala: The power and the peril of judicial review
Editorial
/ 29 November 2024

Phala Phala: The power and the peril of judicial review

The stakes are high in the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF’s) bid to compel the National Assembly to impeach President Cyril Ramaphosa on charges flowing from the theft of foreign currency concealed at his farm.

By Editorial
It’s war as Zuma, MK party try to ‘strategically’ strip Malema and EFF of autonomy
Politics
/ 29 November 2024

It’s war as Zuma, MK party try to ‘strategically’ strip Malema and EFF of autonomy

ATM president Vuyo Zungula believes the so-called progressive caucus will survive the tensions between the two parties

By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Makgakga
Lesufi’s anti-DA stance is paying off with ANC alliance partners
Politics
/ 28 November 2024

Lesufi’s anti-DA stance is paying off with ANC alliance partners

The Gauteng premier’s name is among those which are being thrown around for the ANC presidency in 2027

By Mandisa Makgakga
EFF tells concourt sparing Ramaphosa impeachment was unlawful
Politics
/ 26 November 2024

EFF tells concourt sparing Ramaphosa impeachment was unlawful

The president’s lawyers counter that the Economic Freedom Fighter’s Phala Phala case is rooted in politics, not law

By Emsie Ferreira
Cannabis master plan moved from agriculture to trade and industry ministry
National
/ 26 November 2024

Cannabis master plan moved from agriculture to trade and industry ministry

New legislation could be brought before parliament in the coming session

By Paddy Harper
Malema labels Zuma corrupt but says things are good between them
Politics
/ 25 November 2024

Malema labels Zuma corrupt but says things are good between them

MK’s plan to poach EFF leaders has strained relations between the parties

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ramaphosa calls for respect for UN Charter at G20 summit
Politics
/ 19 November 2024

Ramaphosa calls for respect for UN Charter at G20 summit

South Africa intends to lobby for reform of the UN Security Council when it takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil

By Emsie Ferreira
Ithala Bank wins court battle – and control of its finances and operations
Politics
/ 18 November 2024

Ithala Bank wins court battle – and control of its finances and operations

The judge says the bank is not a Ponzi scheme and cannot be stripped of it non-banking powers

By Paddy Harper
Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance
National
/ 17 November 2024

Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance

The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces

By Emsie Ferreira
IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge
Politics
/ 13 November 2024

IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge

Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute

By Paddy Harper
ANC intensifies renewal drive as it fights to win back KwaZulu-Natal
Politics
/ 9 November 2024

ANC intensifies renewal drive as it fights to win back KwaZulu-Natal

The party has vowed to regain the support it lost to former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe party in the May election

By Clive Ndou
South Africa is eager to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says minister Lamola
Politics
/ 7 November 2024

South Africa is eager to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says minister Lamola

The international relations minister pressed the point after talks with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa welcomes Trump’s return to presidency, eyes closer SA-US collaboration
World
/ 7 November 2024

Ramaphosa welcomes Trump’s return to presidency, eyes closer SA-US collaboration

Trump has been congratulated by various world leaders, with the Taliban government saying it hoped for a fresh start in relations between Afghanistan and the US

By Khethukuthula Xulu
Not much GNU in Enoch Godongwana’s first mini-budget
Columns
/ 2 November 2024

Not much GNU in Enoch Godongwana’s first mini-budget

Instead of scrapping ANC economic policy, DA ministers are now implementing it

By Paddy Harper
ANC strengthens integrity muscle
Politics
/ 2 November 2024

ANC strengthens integrity muscle

Members will be vetted and undergo political education to help the party clean its house

By Lunga Mzangwe
R120 million and 12 years later, eThekwini delivers three substandard houses to residents of Inanda’s Stop 8
Politics
/ 29 October 2024

R120 million and 12 years later, eThekwini delivers three substandard houses to residents of Inanda’s Stop 8

The Auditor General of South Africa said the project cost had ballooned by R143 million because of poor planning and project management

By Paddy Harper
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