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Thabi  Shomolekae

Thabi Shomolekae

Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za

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No evidence links recent truck attacks to July 2021 unrest – Bheki Cele

12th July 2023

Police Minister Bheki Cele on Wednesday assured citizens that the recent targets on trucks were not linked or related to the 2021 July unrest. Cele was speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria, to... 


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Govt to finalise strategy to support transition to EV manufacturing – Ramaphosa

3rd July 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Monday that government will soon be finalising a strategy to support the transition to electric vehicle manufacturing to keep up with global developments.... 


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Wealthy countries have an obligation to support climate action in poor countries – Ramaphosa

26th June 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Monday that with improved funding for the country’s Just Energy Transition, government will be able to invest substantially in strengthening the country’s... 


Greenpeace confident African govts will end plastic pollution

Greenpeace confident African govts will end plastic pollution

29th May 2023

Greenpeace Africa’s Communication and Story Manager Hellen Kahaso Dena said she was confident that African governments will adopt and champion a strong global treaty that will end plastic pollution... 


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Ramaphosa calls for measures to strengthen municipal water supply, sanitation service delivery

29th May 2023

Recent outbreaks of cholera have prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to ask Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu to make recommendations to strengthen the governance, management and... 


Wits Southern Centre for Inequality Studies Adjunct Professor Michael Sachs

SA’s budget has become less credible – Michael Sachs

23rd May 2023

University of the Witwatersrand’s Southern Centre for Inequality Studies Adjunct Professor Michael Sachs argued on Tuesday that budget allocation is supposed to reflect a country’s policy objective... 


Freedoms SA chairperson Wayne Jean-Pierre

NPOs launch SA’s first automated expungement app

18th May 2023

Not-for-profit organisations, Freedoms South Africa and ACT Ubumbano on Thursday launched the country’s first automated expungement guide, the ClearMe app, to help people clear criminal records.... 


Busa CEO Cas Coovadia

Russian arms saga: Busa urges govt to prioritise country’s economic interests

12th May 2023

Business Unity South Africa expressed dissatisfaction with government’s response to the allegations that South Africa supplied arms to Russia, warning that these claims introduced uncertainty that... 


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Cabinet assures SA of govt effort to ‘prevent attempts to collapse national grid’

11th May 2023

Cabinet stressed on Thursday that government is working closely with embattled State-owned enterprise Eskom to fast-track the repair of power station units that have resulted in Stage 6... 


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Unemployment top worry for S Africans but corruption will play significant role in 2024 election outcome – Ipsos

9th May 2023

Ipsos highlighted on Tuesday that while it was uncertain whether unemployment and high levels of crime and violence will play significant roles in next year's election campaigning, South Africa’s... 


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President deploys 880 SANDF members to protect power stations

9th May 2023

The Presiding Officers of Parliament have received President Cyril Ramaphosa’s authorisation of 880 South African Defence Force members to assist the South African Police Service to prevent and... 


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DA hits back at Mantashe for blaming the private sector for loadshedding

2nd May 2023

The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday said that no amount of blame shifting will hide the undeniable fact that Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe has, since his appointment, failed to advance... 


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Ramaphosa says digital economic investments will propel SA into new era of innovation

17th April 2023

While all investments contribute to economic growth and job creation, investments in the digital economy will also propel the country into a new era of innovation and progress, said President Cyril... 


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DA outlines readiness ahead of leadership congress

31st March 2023

Democratic Alliance federal congress presiding officer Greg Krumbock said on Friday that it is crucial that the party deliberate and vote on resolutions which seek to address the many issues that... 


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Economic empowerment of women essential to ending GBV – Ramaphosa

6th March 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that ending the gender wage gap must be a priority for all social partners, especially government, business and labour, if South Africa is to achieve an... 


World Bank report shows closing the gender employment gap could raise long-term GDP

2nd March 2023

World Bank Group chief economist and senior VP for development economics Indermit Gill notes that denying equal rights to women across much of the world is not just unfair to women, it is also a... 


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Treasury expects greylisting to have limited impact

24th February 2023

National Treasury said on Friday it expected increased monitoring that comes with being greylisted to have limited impact on financial stability and costs of doing business with South Africa. It... 


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Business wants govt to urgently address Eskom corruption

24th February 2023

Business is urging government and the appropriate State agencies to urgently investigate and take action regarding Eskom corruption, following the recent allegations made by former Eskom CEO Andre... 


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Hill-Lewis urges Ramaphosa to use SoNA to decentralise energy generation

8th February 2023

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his State of the Nation Address on Thursday to urgently incentivise energy generation by households and businesses.... 


Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola

New Bill to strengthen Investigative Directorate’s independence and security

6th February 2023

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola announced on Monday that while significant progress in renewing the National Prosecuting Authority has been made, a silo approach in the... 


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Public sector corruption remains a serious problem – Corruption Watch

31st January 2023

Corruption Watch executive director Karam Singh explained that while South Africa may have scored above the regional average score in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, public sector... 


Parliament committees to visit Eskom amid loadshedding

Parliament committees to visit Eskom amid loadshedding

25th January 2023

The portfolio committees on Public Enterprises, and Mineral Resources and Energy and the Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication will, on Thursday and Friday, meet various Eskom... 


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DA says it will fight Eskom’s move to Energy Dept

10th January 2023

The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday that it is “implacably” against the African National Congress’s intention to move Eskom from the Department of Public Enterprises to the Ministry of Energy,... 


Comment invited on draft vulture biodiversity plan

12th December 2022

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has invited members of the public to submit written comment on the draft multi-species Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) for... 


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Fight against State capture gaining momentum – Ramaphosa

5th December 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the fight against State capture and corruption is gaining momentum. He wrote in his weekly letter to the nation that in the last few months, several... 


Glencore invests 5.5m in NPA partnership to combat GBV

28th November 2022

Mining giant Glencore Ferroalloys and the National Prosecuting Authority officially handed over the fully equipped Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre to the Ga-Maroga community in Limpopo as part of... 


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Nedbank says SA’s philanthropic spirit alive and well with women giving the most

22nd November 2022

Women now make up more than 50% of givers in South Africa, and roughly one in four givers are black South Africans. Speaking in Johannesburg during the fifth 'Nedbank Private Wealth Giving Report',... 


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Ramaphosa stresses need for 'significant' additional climate funding for Africa

8th November 2022

Owing to South Africa’s investment plan requiring much more money to be properly and fully implemented, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday called for reforms of multilateral development banks,... 


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Africa bears least responsibility for climate change but is most affected – Ramaphosa

7th November 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt, where South Africa will make a clear call for developed economy countries to support... 


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Implementation of State capture recommendations will lead to success in building society – Ramaphosa

24th October 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that if government works together with citizens in implementing the recommendations of the State Capture Commission, the country will succeed in building... 


 Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

Electoral Amendment Bill a threat to SA's Constitutional democracy – Defend Our Democracy

19th October 2022

Defend Our Democracy campaign is calling for support in rejecting the Electoral Amendment Bill, calling it flawed and a threat to South Africa’s Constitutional democracy. The Bill is being drafted... 


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Ramaphosa assures on implementation of Nugent Commission recommendations

14th October 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday assured that outstanding recommendations made by the Nugent Commission of Inquiry will continue to receive the attention of his administration and the relevant... 


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Harnessing momentum of economic recovery requires strong, efficient local govt – Ramaphosa

28th September 2022

If government is to harness the momentum of economic recovery that new investments signal, local government must be strong, efficient, capable, and well-run. This was according to President Cyril... 


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Trust in ANC can only improve with collective leadership – Kgalema Motlanthe

27th September 2022

In the lead-up to the African National Congress's fifty-fifth elective conference, in December, former President and ANC Electoral Committee chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe pointed out that trust in... 


Human Sciences Research Council research director Dr Ben Roberts

Level of trust in IEC relatively higher than with other institutions – survey

22nd September 2022

Human Sciences Research Council research director Dr Ben Roberts states that the level of trust in the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa is relatively higher when compared with other... 


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New anti-corruption agency must not include law enforcement – David Lewis

15th September 2022

Former Corruption Watch executive director and member of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council David Lewis stressed on Thursday that  while South Africa is in need of a new anti-corruption... 


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Employment growth encouraging govt to do more to unlock investment – Ramaphosa

5th September 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that while the country’s economy takes time to recover and while the reform programme is implemented, government will continue to pursue a range of... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa

Saps, Mineral Resources dept to address illegal mining, crime in Krugersdorp – Ramaphosa

5th August 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Friday that government, represented by the South African Police Service and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, will convene an Imbizo with the... 


Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi

Social compact should shift the needle on economic growth – Nxesi

4th August 2022

Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi said government and the social partners, including communities, must join hands and become more innovative in confronting the complex challenges the... 


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DA to launch Energy Plan Implementation Tracker to hold govt accountable

26th July 2022

The Democratic Alliance announced on Tuesday that it will monitor government’s progress in its energy plan and hold it to account with the launch of the party’s Energy Plan Implementation Tracker.... 


EFF leader Julius Malema

EFF to initiate motion of no confidence, national shutdown to remove Ramaphosa from office

14th July 2022

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema announced on Thursday that his party will approach all political parties in Parliament to initiate a motion of no confidence against President Cyril... 


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