DA leader John Steenhuisen has argued in a court application that the government has failed to give a clear decision on its position on the Russian president’s expected visit

Doing so is a standard procedure, and does not affect the arrest warrant issued for Russian president Vladimir Putin

In an Africa Day address, Ramaphosa said Pretoria had been threatened with penalties for pursuing an independent foreign policy and a non-aligned position

Currently, 11 million African youth join the labour market each year, but only 3.7 million jobs are generated

Only 62.5% of children in sub-Saharan Africa complete primary school, compared with 86.4% in the world

The continent’s youth will be crucial for driving economic growth and productivity

The country’s role in Africa has diminished somewhat since the Thabo Mbeki era and Ramaphosa is losing relevance

The prevalence of organised violence and torture over the decades can only mean that there are hundreds of thousands of torture victims in the country