Cyril Ramaphosa

Alliance not what it should be: Ramaphosa

The structures of the tripartite alliance are not what they should be, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said in Cape Town on Thursday. “Except for during elections and in the build up to conferences, the alliance does not have a coherent and consistent programme of action,” said Ramaphosa in a speech[…]

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Ramaphosa rips into food parcel election ploy

Food parcels and other state resources should not be used for political campaigning in needy communities during the local government elections‚ says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. “As a government we believe that state resources should not be used for political interest. We should not be advancing party political interest through[…]

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Ramaphosa denies meeting Rupert

Read the full text of the statement issued by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in response to allegations he met with businessman Johan Rupert to discuss cabinet appointments. Pretoria – In response to a number of media queries regarding the allegation that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa met with business people including[…]

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ANC is not for sale – Ramaphosa

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that the ANC is not for sale and that those who seek to capture the party and the state won’t be allowed to do so. Ramaphosa was addressing a middle-class constituency at a soul-searching session of professionals in Sandton, aimed at jacking up the ruling party’s[…]

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Ramaphosa, Dlamini hit out at Malema

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa used the platform of the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) 30th Anniversary to rebuke Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema for his utterances that Nelson Mandela was a sell-out. Malema made the comments, while addressing the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom, saying that[…]

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Summons served on Ramaphosa

Miners arrested and injured at Marikana want Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to apologise and compensate all those who were affected, their lawyer said on Thursday. Lawyer Andries Nkome confirmed to News24 that a summons was served on Ramaphosa at the end of October. “The summons was served two weeks ago[…]

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Rowdy Q&A for Ramaphosa in Parliament

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s belly shook with mirth as the National Assembly again descended into arguments over House rules during questions on the Sudan peace process and #FeesMustFall. In a volley of points of order, some MPs shouted insults at each other across the floor, while others, like Science and[…]

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ANCYL not for self-enrichment: Ramaphosa

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) must not be used for self-enrichment, ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa warned delegates at the elective congress on Friday. “It is not an ANCYL that is on sale to anybody,” he told delegates at the 25th national congress in Midrand, Johannesburg. “Tendencies creeping[…]

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EFF disrupts Ramaphosa’s update to Parliament

The EFF disrupted proceedings at Parliament on Wednesday, delaying Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s update on plans to improve the efficiency of key state-owned enterprises. Ramaphosa sat patiently while EFF members said they had been traumatised by being thrown out of Parliament at a previous sitting. He is expected to update[…]

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