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Political analyst criticizes lack of vision in President Ramaphosa’s Opening of Parliament Address

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's Opening of Parliament Address on Thursday, political analyst Tessa Dooms provided a post-analysis of the speech. "I think yesterday was interesting on a political level because before we had the Opening of Parliament (OPA), we also had the so-called Progressive Caucus forming for the first time," Dooms stated. "These are opposition parties not in the Government of National Unity (GNU), including the Economic […]

19 July 2024

Local

Ramaphosa urges Gordhan’s cooperation in SAA-Takatso deal

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to attend the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises amidst allegations that the Minister declined to participate in the committee’s investigations. The committee is probing potential irregularities in the SAA-Takatso Consortium deal. The oversight body has announced its intention to subpoena Gordhan to ensure his appearance. The Public Enterprises Department has strongly refuted any suggestions that Minister Gordhan is unwilling […]

16 December 2023

Local

Ramaphosa’s protection force and SA crew ‘cleared to leave’ Poland, then grounded again

After almost 20 hours of being stuck at the Warsaw Chopin Airport in Poland, President Cyril Ramaphosa's special forces and a media contingent covering the African peace initiative to end the Russia-Ukraine war finally received clearance to depart for their next destination. But no sooner had seat belts been fastened in anticipation of the flight, passengers were informed of an about-turn and told to disembark. SAA pilot Capt Mpho Mamashela, […]

16 June 2023

Local

Zuma vs Ramaphosa heads to the ConCourt

The JGZ Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi has confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma has turned to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the judgment which saw President Cyril Ramaphosa obtain an interim interdict in January. A full bench of the High Court in Johannesburg granted the interdict pending the outcome of Ramaphosa’s challenge to the private prosecution bid against him scheduled to be heard in May. Zuma launched the […]

8 February 2023

Local

Negotiations under way for additional 1 000 megawatts of power: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says a team of independent experts is conducting a diagnosis of the problems at poorly performing power stations and taking action to improve plant performance. He says they have identified six power stations over the next few months to recover additional capacity. This is contained in today’s instalment of the President’s weekly letter to the nation. South Africa is still reeling from the severity of stage 6 […]

23 January 2023

Local

Ramaphosa meets with government officials over energy crisis

President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with ministers, premiers and mayors to discuss the country’s worsening energy crisis. Last weekend, he convened a meeting with leaders of political parties, the National Energy Crisis Committee and the Eskom board. Another round of consultations will then follow with business, labour and inter-faith groups. The country has been experiencing regular rolling blackouts and South Africans are demanding answers and urgent action. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, […]

21 January 2023

Local

President Ramaphosa’s deadline to respond to Section 89 submissions ends on Sunday

President Cyril Ramaphosa has until the end of Sunday to meet the ten-day deadline given to him by the Section 89 Independent Panel of Experts. The Presidency has reiterated that he will meet the deadline of responding to all the submissions made by some National Assembly members. The African Transformation Movement (ATM), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the United Democratic Movement (UDM) are among the parties that made submissions. Ramaphosa was given a […]

6 November 2022

News

President Ramaphosa to review ministerial handbook following public outrage

By: Aneeqa du Plessis President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn the new ministerial handbook. This follows public outrage over new perks to ministers and their deputies, which would see them enjoying free water and electricity at their official residences. Briefing the media yesterday, spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, highlighted that the president acknowledges the public sentiment on the matter. “President Ramaphosa acknowledges and appreciates the public sentiment. However, the impression created that the […]

19 October 2022

Local

Ramaphosa receives nod for second term from his branch in Soweto

LOCAL The Chiawecca branch in Soweto’s ward 11 has nominated President Cyril Ramaphosa for a second term. This was done during a nomination process at a branch general meeting (BGM) attended by Ramaphosa on Sunday at the Hitekani Primary School where he grew up in Chiawelo township. The branch, where Ramaphosa is a member, also nominated its top six delegates and preferred national executive committee members to represent them when […]

3 October 2022

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