Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa dispels notion that govt is not doing anything

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to dispel the notion that government is not doing anything to provide services to the country. The President says social grants and feeding programmes at school are just some of the ways that government ensures that it provides services to South Africans. Some North West[…]

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Final arguments in Zuma, Ramaphosa legal battle

The High Court in Johannesburg is on Thursday expected to hear the final arguments in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s challenge of his predecessor Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution bid against him. Ramaphosa has argued that Zuma’s legal bid is unlawful as the formal notices that the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has issued[…]

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Government Gazette triggers vitriol reaction from civil society

By Daanyaal Matthews Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana | Source: GovernmentZA via Flickr A Government Gazette has sparked discontent across the Republic as Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has exempted Eskom from reporting any irregular expenditure, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, that occurs from now until the financial year of[…]

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President Ramaphosa regrets national energy crisis

President Cyril Ramaphosa deeply regrets the national energy crisis that has plunged the country into Stage 6 rolling blackouts. Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Ramaphosa acknowledges the frustration of citizens and the adverse impact of load shedding on small businesses and the economy. Magwenya says the President, while acknowledging some progress made[…]

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Ramaphosa welcomes Marikana workers court judgment

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the judgment by the Johannesburg high court last week where he was being sued by mineworkers who worked for Lonmin during the Marikana massacre in 2012. The workers asked the court to find that Ramaphosa and Lonmin, which has since been acquired by Sibanye-Stillwater,[…]

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Ramaphosa extends SANDF’s deployment

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that he has extended the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to assist police fight crime and maintain law and order in the country from August 13 to September 13. In a letter to the National Council of Provinces, Ramaphosa says the extension[…]

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