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US ambassador failed to follow diplomatic protocols when making allegations: Presidency

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the US ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety did not follow diplomatic channels when he made allegations against South Africa. Brigety said that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia to use in the war against Ukraine. The Presidency has disputed the allegations. It says it has no knowledge of any weapons being loaded onto a Russian ship and that if this happened it would have been […]

13 May 2023

Local

Should Ramaphosa be charged, he will gladly step aside- Presidency

NATIONAL The office of President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to calls for him to step aside, stating he has not been charged for any crime. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, briefed the media on Sunday on the president’s public engagements for the week ahead. “The president has not been charged of any crime,” Magwenya said. “There are investigations that are taking place in this regard. The constitutionally-enshrined presumption of innocence until […]

14 November 2022

Local

SA will need R1.5 trillion for energy transition: Magwenya

LOCAL Presidency Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says South Africa is determined to make sure that the energy issue is addressed adequately. Addressing the media in Pretoria on Sunday, Mangwenya says as the Just Energy Transition investment plan begins to take off, the country will need R1.5 trillion in the next 5 years. The office of the President updates the nation on the President’s program for the week. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected […]

14 November 2022

International News

As he nears victory, Biden vows action on “day one: to halt covid crisis

Democrat Joe Biden said on Friday as he closed in on winning the US presidency he would he waste no time in addressing the COVID pandemic upon taking office. "I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we're going to put our plan to control this virus into action," Biden said in a late night address from his hometown Wilmington, in Delaware. Biden expressed confidence that he would defeat […]

7 November 2020

News

MJC, Jamiatul Ulama meet with Ramaphosa on SA’s challenges

Religious and interfaith leaders met with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings this week in a bid to a give a voice to the moral challenges facing the country. The Muslim Judicial Council, Jamiatul Ulama and the United Ulama Council of South Africa were among the Muslim organisations represented at the dialogue, which included a broad range of leaders from different faith denominations. The meeting aimed to work towards […]

7 February 2020

Local

Parliament receives Zuma resignation letter

Former president Jacob Zuma's resignation letter has been received by Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete confirmed on Friday morning. The ANC also confirmed that Cyril Ramaphosa is their man to take over as President of South Africa. "Since you are here, we can just say that our caucus dealt with the programme moving forward from today. With the motion coming off, caucus has accepted that the election of the […]

15 February 2018

Local

ANC to make final decision on President Zuma on Wednesday

The African National Congress (ANC) will make a final decision on Wednesday whether President Jacob Zuma remains South Africa’s head of state. The party’s NEC will hold a special meeting in Cape Town to deliberate on the National Working Committee’s recommendations on the matter. The NWC had mandated the organisation’s top six officials to discuss President Zuma’s future. The NWC has now referred the matter to the NEC, the party’s […]

7 February 2018

Local

Ramaphosa has edge over Dlamini-Zuma

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa won endorsement from most African National Congress branches to succeed President Jacob Zuma as ruling party leader, giving him an edge — but not a guarantee of victory — in this month’s election. Ramaphosa was nominated for the presidency of the ANC by 1,862 branches, while 1,309 backed his main rival Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, tallies released by the party’s nine provincial structures and collated by Bloomberg show. […]

5 December 2017

Local

ANC veterans push for early consultative conference

The African National Congress stalwarts say they will now hold further discussions with the party's top six to press for an early consultative conference. They say it's important to have it as early as April as this will impact the outcome of the party's policy conference which will be held in July and when the party elects a new leader in December. ANC Stalwart Reverend Frank Chikane says: "The reason […]

11 January 2017

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