Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the state of the nation address at Parliament in Cape Town. His speech will be delivered under the theme: “Following up on our commitments: making your future work better”.
Live updates from the 2020 State of the Nation Address
Julius Malema’s 44-member caucus stick to their guns: ‘Fire Pravin or else’
The airline’s employees in Durban have been told to join the unemployment queue on March 1 because the city’s route will be closed at the end of February
I have been slow but steady in rebuilding South Africa, but it’s time for tough, decisive action
The challenge to deliver a persuasive speech comes firstly in the context of intense doubts as to whether President Ramaphosa is truly in charge of the ANC
South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action
The official opposition says the president’s state of the nation speech will not detail anything new or productive. Meanwhile, the EFF is threatening more disruption
The former president’s lawyers say they do not know how where Parliament obtained the information about his attendance
More resources are being invested in early childhood development programmes
ECD is the key for better results in matric
The president is facing challenges at every turn, among them the economy, the state of SOEs and factionalism within the ANC. Only if Ramaphosa and his party work together will they be able to turn their declining fortunes around
Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught
The last full municipal audit, for 2017-2018, showed that unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at municipalities has reached R122-billion
In the Ramaphosa vs Mkhwebane case, the court has been asked to rein in the public protector
Officials assisting with deceased estates, trusts, and protecting minors allegedly siphon off funds
Africa must be part of developing technology that may make inhabiting the Red Planet possible and help the continent survive climate change
Reasonable time has now passed for you to act, say the signatories of this open letter to the president and Cabinet ministers
Conflict in Africa — and the world — is on the rise. The continent needs to take concrete measures to stop the escalating violence
The case between the president and Busisiwe Mkhwebane has also drawn in the national director of public prosecutions and the Financial Intelligence Centre
There is no evidence to support the broadcaster’s claim that its employees had co-ordinated a plan to botch the president’s speech
Everyone has different solutions, but they all agree that time is running out — and Eskom is the priority
The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going
Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values
The SACP is not building socialism, or even social democracy. Sadly, it has become just another party advancing the politics of patronage
The government has committed an additional R2-billion to the airline, but has yet to pay it out
The current restructuring plan for the state-owned entity won’t solve its problems, but there is a way to make the power utility work successfully
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This story was produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. Details of the land claim settlement for MalaMala, one of South Africa’s most exclusive game reserves, are unlikely ever to be made public after a deal was reached outside of court proceedings in 2013. The settlement was the largest in the country’s history and saw the […]
Cyril Ramaphosa wants to do the right thing – bring independent power producers on to the grid. He must act despite opposition from top ANC members
Two bits of law need to be approved before a court can decide if land owners will be compensated