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Social gatherings, alcohol sales banned as SA moves to adjusted level 4 lockdown

South Africa is moving to COVID-19 adjusted lockdown Level 4 this week, with all social gatherings prohibited. Funerals are restricted to a maximum of 50 people. No night vigils or post-funeral gatherings are permitted. In his address to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa says government’s focus is on limiting social contact to flatten the curve and contain the further spread of the COVID-19 virus. “We are still standing, because we […]

28 June 2021

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President Ramaphosa pleased with G7’s COVID-19 vaccine commitment

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he’s pleased with the commitments made at the G7 Summit around COVID-19 vaccines and global economic recovery. Speaking from Cornwall in the United Kingdom, he says the G7 leaders have pledged more vaccine support as well as boosting manufacturing capacity in the less developed world. The “most advanced” countries committed to share one billion doses of vaccines through COVAX. However, the pledge doesn’t represent entirely new […]

14 June 2021

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Pres Ramaphosa testifies at State Capture commission

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the issue of state capture has been a matter of great political contestation for several years within the governing party. Ramaphosa has begun testifying before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. His much anticipated two-part appearance is due to focus on - among others - his tenure as party Deputy President, as well as his role as the Chairperson of the ANC Cadre Deployment […]

28 April 2021

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Political parties generally welcome President Ramaphosa’s LGE announcement

Political parties have generally reacted positively to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the Local Government Elections will be held on October the 27th. However, the date has not yet been proclaimed. This will be the sixth time under South Africa’s democratic dispensation that voters will elect leadership and public representatives at metropolitan, district and local level. Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Reverend Kenneth Meshoe says they are […]

22 April 2021

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Ramaphosa condemns violence in Chad

President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the violence in Chad, which led to the death of President Idriss Deby. The 68-year-old died on Tuesday after being wounded while fighting rebels on the frontline. His son, Mahamat Kaka Deby, has been named interim President. Ramaphosa has expressed sadness at hearing the news of the passing of Deby. He extended his deepest condolences to the fallen President’s family as well as the government […]

21 April 2021

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President Ramaphosa urges SA’s to unite to overcome the pandemic

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country's forebears' struggles for liberty and human rights for all have given South Africa the foundation and resilience to wage the battle it's facing with the coronavirus pandemic. He was delivering his Human Rights Day message to the nation. Ramaphosa says the pandemic has changed the lives of South Africans but in order to forge ahead, they must unite in fighting it: “It has almost […]

22 March 2021

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Ramaphosa cautions ANC members from attacking Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African National Congress (ANC) members to refrain from attacking State Capture Commission chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. He was speaking at the end of the virtual ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday. Several party members including members of the uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MKMVA) have criticised the Commission over its decision to lay a criminal complaint against former President Jacob […]

9 December 2020

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Ramaphosa to face first motion of no confidence

The motion was filed by the African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyolwethu Zungula in February, before the COVID-19 lockdown began. It is linked to the allegations that Ramaphosa misled Parliament about donations made to his CR17 campaign for the position of African National Congress (ANC) president. National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has since declined that the motion be conducted through a secret ballot. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has already made […]

3 December 2020

Local

Govt in consultation with pharmaceutical companies on COVID-19 vaccine

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is in consultation with several international pharmaceutical companies to get access to a vaccine to combat the coronavirus. US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer earlier announced that its vaccine candidate is showing promising results in stage-three trials of 92% efficacy in preventing COVID-19. Addressing the nation on the response to the coronavirus pandemic, Ramaphosa says 20 011 people have died from COVID-19 and more than 742 000 […]

12 November 2020

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