The international relations minister said she has had to increase her security
The president said ‘every person responsible’ must be held to account, in a state of the nation address made with the election in mind
Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation speech will count in the long term, if he survives the elections, but it is too late to buy him voters, experts say
The president delivered his 8th address. The last one before elections later this year
The president will deliver his eighth state of the nation address. It will also be his final one under the sixth administration.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce an election date at this year’s Sona
Has the president kept his word on infrastructure, development and education?
The government’s efforts to liberalise the country’s energy market is nothing to be scoffed at, experts say
Political analyst says there are worrying signs the party could mobilise on a narrow nationalistic impulse
There is a tendency to think of the president as ineffective. But his first term has seen a marked hastening of structural reforms, which could change the economy forever
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Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Mining Indaba, the president emphasised that work is underway to unlock investment
The industry has struggled in the face of energy and logistics constraints, but signs of progress have stirred cautious optimism
Hemedti’s stop in Pretoria was part of a continent-wide trip to shore up support and gain legitimacy
The former president is hoping that it will be third time lucky for him in this election round of their battle
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President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that the country’s genocide case against Israel could lead to ‘regime change’ attacks
South Africa’s decision to take Israel, the West’s darling, to the International Court of Justice for genocidal intent was brave politics
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The African Continental Free Trade Area agreement creates the world’s largest free trade area by number of countries
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The riots and the imprisonment of the former president coincided, and the unrest was orchestrated, but there was also no proof of who the masterminds were
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The president’s visit and promise of housing is seen as an effort to garner ANC votes over the MK party ahead of elections
The axed ANC leader showed he won’t pull punches to get votes
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David Fowkes, who was appointed as an adviser to the governors last December, has worked for the Reserve Bank since 2013
The disgraced former president has a 63.1% favourability score in his home province. Whether that translates into votes for his new party remains to be seen
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ANC veterans have been seconded to help screen those implicated in state capture
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The ANC treasurer general said people can donate R10 to R30 to the ANC using an SMS code and from R100 to R99 000 through electronic fund transfers
ANC president says the party fears no new or existing party going into this year’s historic poll
The secretary general’s truth talk this week has turned the blaze on his comrades in the ANC
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Load-shedding and unity are set to dominate the president’s address, which comes at a low point for the party
No decision from the ANC party leadership yet on how to how to handle the former president
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The fightback against Zuma’s defection and launch of the MK party has begun
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Royal family members want the court to enforce their right to appoint the king
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It’s not the start to the year any of us had been hoping for, but an inevitable one, given that nothing had changed — from a power-generation perspective — since before the holiday season began
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According to an MOU, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will exercise authority over the beleaguered power utility’s board and management on ending load-shedding