President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned South Africans against what he describes as ‘coronavirus fatigue’, saying the virus is still present. He addressed the nation on Wednesday regarding the South African government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramaphosa says the difficult truth is that the virus is far from over. South Africa has recorded a total of 742 394 COVID-19 cases, with the death toll standing at 20 011. The country […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the confrontation outside Brackenfell High School in Cape Town as deeply regrettable and has called on all parties involved to act responsibly. On Monday, Brackenfell residents and EFF protesters squared up when the party protested about a private event held by Brackenfell High School parents that was allegedly only attended by white pupils. Video footage showed angry members of the Brackenfell community and EFF protesters […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will chair the virtual inaugural meeting of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises Council on Thursday morning. The meeting will discuss the country’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. It will also look at an overview of the different state-owned enterprises and the council’s terms of reference. A number of state-owned enterprises are unprofitable and have proved to be a burden on the National Treasury with a number of bail-outs. […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has embarked on a self-quarantine after he interacted with a dinner guest who tested positive for COVID-19. The President attended a dinner on Saturday, October 24 and one of the guests received a confirmed coronavirus diagnosis since then. The dinner was a fundraising effort for the Adopt-a-School Foundation, which is a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation. “The President wishes the guest, who is receiving medical […]
As the country anxiously awaits the details to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic recovery plan for South Africa, civil society unions have called for governments grants to be increased and extended. It comes amid bleak predictions for the country’s economy, which has been hard hit by restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat on Wednesday, Economics PhD candidate and Southern African Labour and Development Research […]
An injunction to support South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's drive against corruption in public life, which is encountering resistance from factions in the ruling party, is written into the economic recovery plan he intends to present to a special sitting of Parliament on Thursday. The 48-page document, presented to Cabinet a week ago, makes interventions against crime and corruption a key part of the government's efforts to rebuild an economy […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) is evaluating a number of proposals around the further easing of lockdown restrictions in South Africa. The president told the South African National Editors’ Forum on Wednesday evening (9 September) that one of the requests he received was from religious leaders, specifically around extending the number of people which may attend gatherings. The president said that the NCCC was […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his embarrassment over the government’s failure to deliver on its promises to the family of Tazne Van Wyk. Tazne’s family were promised improved living conditions from Ramaphosa and his government, but seven months later has not come through on this promise. Tazne was raped and killed in February this year and the discovery of her body caused outrage across the country. This especially when it was […]
African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has written a letter to all party members in which he calls for an immediate end to corruption in the party’s ranks. He has called for the implementation of the resolutions adopted during the ANC’s 54th National Congress. Ramaphosa also said the ruling party must take a firm stance and lead with integrity in order to win back the trust and confidence of […]
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