By: Natasha Archary President Cyril Ramaphosa who was supposed to address the alarming power crisis upon his return to the country, is instead silent on the matter, as the economy buckles. Three days since returning from the UK after attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, Rampahosa has left South Africans in the dark with no answers as to what his plans are to deal with the power crisis. With Eskom pushing […]
By Zuko Komisa On September 12, 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to the Free State region of Jagersfontein-Charlesville, where a mudslide has claimed lives and ruined homes. Initially, it was reported that three individuals had died, but the Free State government changed the death toll to one early on Monday morning. Four people have been reported missing, according to the presidency, while 23 patients have had treatment for hypothermia […]
By: Natasha Archary President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the funeral of former Angolan President, José Eduardo Dos Santos on Sunday, 28 August. Dos Santos served as the second President of the Republic of Angola from 1979-2017, and died at the age of 79. The Angolan President died in Barcelona, Spain on 08 July, where he was being treated following a long illness. His body was repatriated to Angola after much debate […]
By Zuko Komisa President Cyril Ramaphosa's security officers caused a stir at a national Women's Day ceremony when they prevented an attempt to have him arrested in connection with the Farmgate incident. The president and his entourage were greeted warmly as they arrived at Slahla Sports Field in the Midlands, but members of the civil rights group Real Democracy who had come to perform a citizen's arrest were stopped from […]
By Zuko Komisa South Africa's investment portfolio in the Ivory Coast is growing, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa. On Friday in Pretoria, he spoke at the South Africa and Ivory Coast Business Forum. Through the portfolio, there is potential for the export of machinery, consumer goods, cars, and paper, according to President Ramaphosa. About R1.6 billion worth of goods were exported from South Africa to the Ivory Coast in 2021. […]
By: Natasha Archary President Cyril Ramaphosa says a second state-owned power utility is on the cards to alleviate South Africa's electricity crisis. Speaking at the South African Communist Party's (SACP) elective congress in Boskburg, on Friday, 15 July. Thanking the party for its strong alliance with the ANC throughout the years, Ramaphosa said it is this tie that strengthens the ruling party. "We recognise that there have been weaknesses and […]
By: Natasha Archary Former ANC NEC member, Carl Niehaus is leading a march to Luthuli House on Friday, 15 July. Niehaus says it's not the right time to organise and get on the streets to demand radical change for the country. He says Friday's march will be the first in a series of planned marches building up to mass rolling action which will culminate in a massive march to the […]
By: Natasha Archary President Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed the need to have a conversation about underage drinking in the country. This follows the deaths of 21 teenagers at the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, East London, a week ago. The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy has according to the President, brought up the need to talk about the serious problem of young people clutching bottles of alcohol. In a statement by Presidency, […]
Kaya 959 Reporter Tumelo Ramaphosa, the youngest son of President Cyril Ramaphosa and an entrepreneur, claims that South African banks have refused to open a business banking account for him. He's very active in business circles, with StudEx Group, the parent firm of IT consulting StudEx Enterprise, cryptocurrency-based StudEx Wild Life, and community networking vehicle StudEx Live, founded and led by Ramaphosa junior. Tumelo didn't say which institutions turned him […]
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