The move, which marks a further deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was announced by US secretary of state Marco Rubio in a post on X late on Friday
Debt service costs and civil servant wages account for 61% of total government spending, reducing budgets for, say, education, infrastructure and health
This marks the second consecutive drop in the jobless rate, and the lowest since the third quarter of 2023
The president said the pain of the apartheid past necessitated redress but it will happen within constitutional bounds
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
The president was applauded for his stance on Trump’s backlash against South Africa, saying racial redress, equality and diversity would not be abandoned
The president warned about nationalism and protectionism and said South Africa would not change its values or policies
Without mentioning US President Donald Trump by name, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sent a message to Washington in his State of the Nation address that South Africa will not abandon policies which its new administration this week branded “anti-Americanism”. Ramaphosa said the world was contending with climate change and violent conflict while “witnessing the […]
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
In the address, President Cyril Ramaphosa sets out government’s key policy objectives and deliverables for the year ahead, flag challenges and outline interventions to unlock our nation’s potential
The uMkhonto weSizwe party and the Economic Freedom Fighters used the debate on Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address to accuse him of ‘selling out to white’ interests
The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet
The debate on the State of the Nation address, predictably, became a campaign stump for all parties
The president promised that load-shedding would soon be under control and that service delivery would be improved. Again
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
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce an election date at this year’s Sona
Those who suggest private entities working with the government are propping up corruption are making ill-informed and dangerous statements
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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Independents will need budgets to match their egos if they are to contest the elections
A lack of coherent approach by government departments has stalled the process of developing cannabis policy
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Prince Mashele about Operation Dudula, Eskom Crisis, Cyril Ramaphosa, EFF Parliament, 2024 Election
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that Ebrahim Patel becoming a member of parliament will make way for a non-MP to become a cabinet minister
The active resistance of the electorate is what remains to prevent leaders from subverting checking mechanisms and tipping the country into spin dictatorship
The majority of the relief comes in the form of incentives given to businesses and households investing in alternative energy
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
In closing the debate on his State of the Nation address, the president said the country was not abandoning coal as a major power source
DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
Mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, as minerals and energy minister let off the hook to solve electricity crisis
No legal provision for calling a state of disaster because your cabinet is incompetent and your government incapable, panel hears