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Cyril Ramaphosa

Beware the dangers of blind optimism
Article
/ 29 March 2019

Beware the dangers of blind optimism

Our yearning for good news lets our critical faculties fly into exile, so we need to be grounded

By Eusebius McKaiser
Kieswetter ‘honoured’ by Sars appointment but aware of difficult task ahead
Article
/ 27 March 2019

Kieswetter ‘honoured’ by Sars appointment but aware of difficult task ahead

The former deputy Sars commissioner says he is fully aware of the daunting task ahead of him

By Natasha Marrian
‘His Excellency’  bows out of the House
Article
/ 22 March 2019

‘His Excellency’  bows out of the House

The nonagenarian MP is finally calling it a day and putting his faith in the precocious IFP caucus

By Lester Kiewit
Editorial: The destruction of Thuma Mina
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Editorial: The destruction of Thuma Mina

Ramaphosa’s slogan promised change, but it never came

By Editorial
Outages: Problems and solutions
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Outages: Problems and solutions

The government has introduced a range of ways to address Eskom’s woes

By Lynley Donnelly
New directorate to deal with state capture proclaimed by Ramaphosa
Article
/ 20 March 2019

New directorate to deal with state capture proclaimed by Ramaphosa

The Presidency said the new directorate would investigate “common law offences” including fraud, forgery, theft and “any offence involving dishonesty”

By Natasha Marrian
ANC takes City Press to ombud over ‘We don’t need white votes’ report
Article
/ 18 March 2019

ANC takes City Press to ombud over ‘We don’t need white votes’ report

In a statement issued on Sunday, the party said the headline of the story did not reflect what Ace Magashule was reported to have said in the article

By Canny Maphanga
The great green gold rush
Article
/ 16 March 2019

The great green gold rush

Cannabis is set to become a multibillion-rand business in South Africa— but we may have to decolonise it first

By Simon Allison and Dhashen Moodley
Zuma’s first 100 days on Twitter
Article
/ 15 March 2019

Zuma’s first 100 days on Twitter

Now that he can’t call press briefings the ex-prez has taken to social media with mixed success

By M&G Data Desk and Jacques Coetzee
My colleague’s stake in the Reserve Bank billionaire club
Article
/ 15 March 2019

My colleague’s stake in the Reserve Bank billionaire club

The bulk of the Reserve Bank’s shareholders are individuals,but include trusts, pension funds, unions, a library, and an archbishop

By Kevin Davie
TRC commissioners demand justice
Article
/ 15 March 2019

TRC commissioners demand justice

Former truth and reconciliation commissioners are entering a court battle to see a former policeman prosecuted

By Raeesa Pather
Violence raises the urgent need for more health services
Article
/ 15 March 2019

Violence raises the urgent need for more health services

South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence inflicted on women and girls in the world

By Angelica Pino
Time running out for Parliament to deal with abuses at spy agency
Article
/ 15 March 2019

Time running out for Parliament to deal with abuses at spy agency

A 100-page report details ‘serious breaches of the Constitution, policy, law, regulations and directives’ by the former president

By Lester Kiewit
The ‘will of the people’— Dlamini on ANC list inclusion
Article
/ 14 March 2019

The ‘will of the people’— Dlamini on ANC list inclusion

Only three women made the top 10 on the party’s national list

By Jenna Etheridge and Lizeka Tandwa
ANC parliamentary list includes leaders implicated in state capture
Article
/ 13 March 2019

ANC parliamentary list includes leaders implicated in state capture

Only candidates with criminal records barred, ANC secretary general confirms

By Paddy Harper
Moyane’s cross-examination bid an attempt to review Nugent inquiry
Article
/ 13 March 2019

Moyane’s cross-examination bid an attempt to review Nugent inquiry

On Wednesday, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo reserved his decision to grant the former Sars boss leave to cross-examine Minister Pravin Gordhan

By Sarah Smit
Zuma used spooks to target Ramaphosa — report
Article
/ 10 March 2019

Zuma used spooks to target Ramaphosa — report

According to the report, the SSA targeted Ramaphosa in the run-up to his becoming president of the ANC and then state president

By Agency And and Staff Reporter
Who owns the Reserve Bank?
Article
/ 9 March 2019

Who owns the Reserve Bank?

The SARB has more than 700 shareholders spread across the world with the second highest number of shares in German hands

By M&G Data Desk
Ruling party faces loss in Gauteng
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Ruling party faces loss in Gauteng

ANC provinces led by two sides of the factional divide face acute challenges to retain control in the 2019 general election

By Natasha Marrian
ANC says it will retain KZN
Article
/ 8 March 2019

ANC says it will retain KZN

ANC provinces led by two sides of the factional divide face acute challenges to retain control in the 2019 general election

By Paddy Harper
Postcolony SA needs to work out a new way
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Postcolony SA needs to work out a new way

Until a democratic order delivers some form of social justice, we will lurch from crisis to crisis

By Richard Pithouse
Ramaphosa to MPs: We will nationalise the Reserve Bank
Article
/ 7 March 2019

Ramaphosa to MPs: We will nationalise the Reserve Bank

President Ramaphosa was speaking during his final question and answer session for the fifth Parliamentary term before elections

By Lester Kiewit
Energy reform in context
Article
/ 1 March 2019

Energy reform in context

Engineers should be consulted on solutions for the country’s embattled power giant

By Staff Reporter
What Ramaphosa can learn from Trump
Article
/ 1 March 2019

What Ramaphosa can learn from Trump

Cyril Ramaphosa can learn how electoral success can be achieved in the 2019 elections, when it comes to Donald Trump’s personality politics

By John Davenport
Ramaphosa charms the Western Cape
Article
/ 1 March 2019

Ramaphosa charms the Western Cape

He has promised the ANC will put the people first and that gang-related crime will be tackled

By Lester Kiewit
State pulls out of KZN land case
Article
/ 1 March 2019

State pulls out of KZN land case

Residents on Ingonyama Trust land want the board’s leases to be scrapped and money returned

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa and the Thatcherite moment of truth
Article
/ 28 February 2019

Ramaphosa and the Thatcherite moment of truth

Cyril Ramaphosa is no Margaret Thatcher but he is having to determine the same issue: Who runs the country?

By Richard Calland
Ramaphosa announces special SIU tribunal to fast-track recovery of state funds
Article
/ 24 February 2019

Ramaphosa announces special SIU tribunal to fast-track recovery of state funds

​President Ramaphosa has established a Special Investigating Unit Special Tribunal, in an effort to fast track the recovery of funds lost to the state

By Sarah Evans
Budget 2019: Citizens and civil society cannot afford to relax
Article
/ 23 February 2019

Budget 2019: Citizens and civil society cannot afford to relax

With a shortfall in revenue collection, where will the state get much-needed cash?

By Paul Kariuki
The triumph of Trumponomics
Article
/ 22 February 2019

The triumph of Trumponomics

The budget serves the interests of the rich and powerful and punts crumbs for the poor as meaningful advances

By Patrick Bond
Impimpi accusations are ‘reckless’
Article
/ 22 February 2019

Impimpi accusations are ‘reckless’

The Cope leader’s claim that the president informed on him during apartheid has
been described as ‘politically bankrupt’

By Raeesa Pather
What’s love got to do with learning?
Article
/ 22 February 2019

What’s love got to do with learning?

Everything, in fact, if we’re going to fix South Africa’s broken education system

By Staff Reporter
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