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Blind SA takes urgent action against President over Copyright Amendment Bill Delay

By Vusuthando Percyvil Dube In a pivotal move for the rights of blind and visually impaired South Africans, SECTION27 has filed an urgent application in the Constitutional Court on behalf of Blind SA, targeting President Cyril Ramaphosa. This lawsuit, initiated nearly a year after the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) was passed by Parliament, follows a significant Constitutional Court ruling that declared the existing Copyright Act unconstitutional. The decision underscored the […]

27 November 2024

Local

President Ramaphosa to reply to SONA debate

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to reply to the two-day joint debate on his seventh State of the Nation Address this afternoon. Today also marks the day when he delivered his first SONA on 16 February 2018 after he was elected and sworn in as president the previous day. On Wednesday, Ramaphosa continued to face criticism over the crime levels in the country under his presidency. DA Member of Parliament […]

16 February 2023

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State Capture Report requires redesign of anti-corruption architecture: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the six parts of the State Capture Report require a fundamental redesign of anti-corruption architecture in South Africa. Ramaphosa says some key reforms government is undertaking include the establishment of an independent procurement agency and a permanent anti-corruption agency. The President made the announcements in a live address to the nation on Sunday night. He was speaking about how the executive intends to implement the findings and recommendations […]

24 October 2022

Local

‘What has changed, kanti?’- SA reacts to end of national state of disaster

South Africans have flooded social media with reaction to the scrapping of the national state of disaster. After two years of living under lockdown, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that most of the regulations introduced to curb the spread of Covid-19 have been removed. Several will remain for a 30-day transition period “to ensure essential public health precautions and other necessary services are not interrupted while the new regulations […]

5 April 2022

Local

We will not allow anarchy and mayhem to prevail: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the violence that unfolded in South Africa in the past week had been instigated. He says the government will not allow anarchy and mayhem to prevail. Ramaphosa says recent looting and vandalism incidents had nothing to do with ethnic mobilisation. Unrest sparked last weekend when protestors took to the streets demanding the release of former President Jacob Zuma, after his incarceration. The demonstrations then morphed into […]

16 July 2021

News

Covid-19: Can townships afford to go under lock down?

While South Africa has, for the most part, respected the regulations of the national lockdown, a number of people are not heeding the call to stay indoors. In parts of Cape Town, such as Mitchell's Plain, Khayelitsha and other townships, authorities had their hands full over the past five days in controlling large crowds at shopping centres, local supermarkets and curbing people from roaming their neighbourhood streets. Many community police […]

31 March 2020

President Ramaphosa

Blind SA takes urgent action against President over Copyright Amendment Bill Delay

President Ramaphosa to reply to SONA debate

State Capture Report requires redesign of anti-corruption architecture: Ramaphosa

‘What has changed, kanti?’- SA reacts to end of national state of disaster

We will not allow anarchy and mayhem to prevail: Ramaphosa

Covid-19: Can townships afford to go under lock down?

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