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Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa is the fifth President of South Africa, having taken office in February 2018. He is a South African politician, businessman and former trade union leader who rose to prominence as the general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers during the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1980s. Ramaphosa played a key role in negotiating South Africa's transition to democracy and was chief negotiator for the African National Congress during the constitutional talks that led to the country's first democratic elections in 1994. After leaving politics in the mid-1990s, he built a substantial business career, becoming one of South Africa's wealthiest individuals through investments in mining, telecommunications and other sectors. He returned to active politics in 2012 when he was elected deputy president of the ANC, and subsequently served as Deputy President of South Africa from 2014 to 2018 under President Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa became president following Zuma's resignation and won a full term in the 2019 general election, then secured a second term in 2024 at the head of a Government of National Unity. His presidency has focused on tackling corruption, reviving economic growth and addressing the country's energy crisis and high unemployment. He recurs in coverage of South African politics, economic policy, state capture investigations and regional African affairs. Ramaphosa studied law at the University of South Africa and began his career as a legal adviser to the Council of Unions of South Africa before founding the National Union of Mineworkers in 1982.

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ANC backs impeachment panel, defends Speaker amid GNU friction
3rd June 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The ANC parliamentary caucus has formally welcomed the establishment of the Section 89 Impeachment Committee, expressing full confidence that the multiparty panel will execute its duties with... 


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Malawi to repatriate citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant attacks
3rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Malawi will join other countries in repatriating its nationals seeking to leave South Africa, where attacks on African migrants have been reported in parts of the country. The Ministry of Foreign... 


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ANCWL President Sisisi Tolashe steps down amid disciplinary actions
1st June 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The national executive committee of the African National Congress Women’s League has unanimously decided that its President Sisisi Tolashe, must take a leave of absence. This decision allows... 


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RISE Mzansi’s Makashule Gana will lead impeachment committee
1st June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The impeachment committee that will probe allegations involving President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala scandal will be chaired by RISE Mzansi’s Makashule Gana. Committee members voted on Monday to... 


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Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – Bid Window 6, South Africa – update
29th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The first project under Bid Window 6 has reached commercial operation. 


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Phala Phala impeachment committee to meet on Monday
28th May 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's parliament has scheduled for Monday a meeting of an impeachment committee that will further probe allegations surrounding President Cyril Ramaphosa's "Farmgate" scandal, the... 


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IEC launches 2026 election campaign amid shift toward coalition governance
27th May 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Independent Electoral Commission has officially launched its 2026 Local Government Elections campaign, confirming full operational readiness for the upcoming polls on Wednesday, November 4,... 


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ANC condemns anti-immigrant vigilantism, validates S African frustrations over unlawful migration
26th May 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The African National Congress has come out strongly against vigilante groups targeting foreign nationals, warning that acts of intimidation violate South Africa's strict new hate crime laws.... 


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Ramaphosa challenges panel report on cash-in-sofa scandal in court
26th May 2026 By: Reuters

President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed a legal challenge against a panel report that found he may have committed misconduct in a scandal in which bundles of cash were stolen from a sofa on his farm,... 


Illegal Immigrant March
Civil society warns against using African migrants as ‘scapegoats’ for S Africa’s structural failures
26th May 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

A coalition of civil society organisations has expressed concerns over the recent surge in xenophobic violence and hostility targeting African migrants and refugees in South Africa. In an open... 


Water Resources agency one step closer to establishment
26th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Major milestones have been passed in the establishment of the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (SANWRIA), and the operationalisation of the new State-owned water agency... 


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SA pledges $5m to Africa CDC as Ramaphosa rallies continental unity against Ebola outbreak
25th May 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an initial $5-million contribution to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to bolster a continental response to the escalating... 


South Africa is Building. Is the Engineering Sector Ready?
25th May 2026

South Africa is heading into one of its biggest construction periods in decades. At the South Africa Infrastructure Investment Summit in May 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa made it clear that... 


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A year without loadshedding proves reforms work, now to finish the job – Mavuso
25th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has, in her latest newsletter, congratulated State-owned Eskom on a full year without loadshedding, describing this achievement as a... 


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Hydrogen mobility, platinum group metals highlighted in North West
22nd May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to... 


AI and the collapse of truth
22nd May 2026 By: Saliem Fakir

South Africa is in the throes of the Madlanga Commission, established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate corruption and malfeasance in the country’s police service. As we follow live... 


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Risks to reform
22nd May 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The economic reform agenda has emerged as the defining feature of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency, especially the reforms under way to open the electricity and freight logistics markets to... 


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Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – Bid Window 6, South Africa – update
22nd May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

In October 2022, the former Department Mineral Resources and Energy announced that 56 wind and solar PV projects had been submitted by prospective bidders under BW 6. However, only six bidders were... 


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SA needs real jobs, not more investment conferences – Geordin Hill-Lewis
21st May 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says South Africa’s deepening unemployment crisis demands a sense of urgency and structural reforms, not just investment conferences. President Cyril... 


Analyst warns Parly ‘accountability failures’ risk politicising courts
Analyst warns Parly ‘accountability failures’ risk politicising courts
21st May 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Political analyst Lukhona Mnguni’s critique of what he says are Parliament's accountability failures, following the recent landmark Constitutional Court ruling, highlights the legislature's... 


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