South Africa on Sunday signed the agreement for the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on the sidelines of the African Union Heads of State summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Others who signed the agreement include Burundi, Namibia, Lesotho and Sierra Leone. This now brings to 49 the[…]
The presidency says the state will continue to pay for Zuma’s legal fees until the matter is concluded or a court decides otherwise. South African taxpayers will continue to foot the bill for former president Jacob Zuma’s legal fees, the presidency confirmed. Opposition parties, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic[…]
The death toll in a reported “gassing” incident at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof operations has risen to four with three more mineworkers found dead on Monday‚ the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said. It said one worker was still missing. “AMCU received reports from its health and safety desk that[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says this weekend’s G7 Outreach Summit in Canada where he and other leaders of developing nations met the G7 leaders, was a success. Ramaphosa was speaking in an exclusive interview with SABC News. He says despite US President Donald Trump withdrawing his country’s endorsement of the G7[…]
For millions of South Africans, the Broederbond was an instrument of misery and hardship, but the Afrikanerbond must unify and progress, Ramaphosa told Afrikanerbond members at their centenary celebration on Thursday evening. Ramaphosa also asked them to back land reform, saying it would be to the benefit of the whole[…]
Here is a transcript of a speech delivered by MJC second deputy president Shaykh Riad Fataar at last night’s iftaar dinner with state president Cyril Ramaphosa His Excellency President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Economic Development Mr Ebrahim Patel, Deputy Secretary General of the[…]
Support for the mass movement against gentrification is growing in Cape Town, with more members of the ulema speaking out against the Muslim community’s endangered heritage. Gentrification was placed firmly on the agenda at a special iftaar hosted by the Muslim Judicial Council in Rylands on Wednesday night in a[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the Muslim community for its contribution to South Africa. Speaking at the annual Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) Iftaar in Rylands in Cape Town on Wednesday evening, Ramaphosa appealed to the Muslim community to work together and has undertaken to address some of the issues that[…]
Africa Day is being celebrated across the continent this Friday, with special emphasis in our country. South Africa is celebrating the day under the theme: “A year of Nelson Mandela – Building a Better Africa and a Better World”. President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the Diplomatic Corps in celebration of[…]
Economic Freedom Fighter leader, Julius Malema has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of not keeping some promises he made during his maiden State-of-the-Nation-Address in February. Malema says one such example is to save money for the country by reducing the Cabinet. “Mr President, I didn’t come here with a speech… I[…]
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