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‘I will not resign’, Ramaphosa says
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not resign despite a Constitutional Court ruling that reopened the door to a parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal
SA golf fans make LIV Golf debut at Steyn City unforgettable
After a record-breaking debut drawing 100 000 fans, Bryson DeChambeau’s emotional victory at Steyn City cemented LIV Golf South Africa’s legacy. Officials have confirmed the…
Mantashe: SACP will pay a heavy price at elections
The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference
Ramaphosa bypasses shortlisted candidates, appoints Andy Mothibi as new NPA head
The president picked the SIU head after an advisory panel found none of the six candidates interviewed late last year suitable for the post
G20 presidency handover to the US set for Tuesday, Dirco director general Zane Dangor says
Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down
‘World not doing tit for tat with US,’ WTO head says at G20 summit
Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral…
‘G20 declaration future-proofed, despite US non-participation’, says South Africa’s presidency
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form,…
Ramaphosa: G20 leaders summit reaches consensus on adopting a declaration
In an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaphosa warned against allowing ‘anything to diminish the value, the stature or the impact of the first African…
Ramaphosa grilled in parliament on US tariffs, Postbank and Iran
The president said the government would never go ‘on bended knee’ to get the best deal in ongoing trade discussions with the United States
Ramaphosa launches G20 panel to address extreme global inequality
The panel, chaired by Nobel prize-winner economist Joseph Stiglitz, will produce recommendations to help bridge the rich-poor divide
Born Free: Will ActionSA join the GNU? – With ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont – Podcast episode 16
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Born Free: Will President Ramaphosa survive until 2029? with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh – Podcast episode 15
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure against Russia after renewed attacks on Kyiv
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80
Criticism all round of Ramaphosa’s ‘R670 million’ cabinet amid tax burden concerns
An inflated cabinet filled with divergent viewpoints could also be a place in which any serious proposal for reform will go to die slowly, according to one expert
It’s take it or leave it time at the GNU
Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others