Vol 64 No 7 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
It was a more upbeat and energised Cyril Ramaphosa that took on critics this month complaining that he consulted too much and took too long to make decisions...
Vol 64 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
After serial delays and great expectations President Cyril Ramaphosa brought in 10 new ministers for his reshuffle on 6 March with a wary eye on next year's general elections...
Vol 64 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Cyril Ramaphosa himself a billionaire has made several declarations but on a more modest scale (R366 000-$20 109) than his brother-in-law Motsepe...
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Vol 64 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The energy deal has thrust Finance Minister Godongwana a former trade unionist and the National Treasury into the midst of a brewing political showdown between President Cyril Ramaphosa and supporters of Paul Mashatile...
Vol 64 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
South Africans still buckling under the strain of crippling daily power cuts with no end in sight are waiting for the appointment of a Minister of Electricity announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the State of the Nation address this month to deal with the crisis (AC Vol 64 No 1 ANC faces the ultimate 'power outage')...
Vol 64 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Tough questions have greeted President Cyril Ramaphosa's latest efforts to tackle the chronic electricity shortages – declaring a state of national disaster and appointing a minister of electricity in the presidency...
Vol 64 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
After spending his first term fending off a rebellion from supporters of ousted President Jacob Zuma President Cyril Ramaphosa should now be able to sack all those ministers and top officials suspected of grand corruption and political sabotage...
Vol 64 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
In spite of some last minute ructions it looks a matter of time before Paul Mashatile who outsmarted the Cyril Ramaphosa and Zweli Mkhize camps at the African National Congress's elective conference in December is sworn in as Deputy President (AC Vol 63 No 25 elective conference President's fate rests with party)...
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Vol 64 No 4 |
- AFRICAN UNION
In parallel to these pan-African economic strategy discussions South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is to chair the Peace and Security Council sessions at the summit which will include debate on key national and regional issues: peace-building and monitoring in post-war Ethiopia; encouraging an accord between Egypt Sudan and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile Waters; dampening tensions between Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda over the latter's backing for the M23 militia; peace building in Central African Republic where Rwandan troops and fighters from Russia's mercenary Wagner Group are shoring up Bangui's armed forces...
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Vol 64 No 3 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
After four days of deliberations on 29 January the ruling African National Congress agreed in principle to declare a national disaster in response to rolling power cuts which President Cyril Ramaphosa said were 'crippling the economy' and promoting crime...
The highest profile case which was launched by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) the country's biggest union and three opposition parties (the United Democratic Movement Action SA and the Inkatha Freedom Party) to sue President Cyril Ramaphosa together with his energy and public enterprises minister and the top management at the Eskom power utility for the failure to end the 15-year crisis (AC Vol 63 No 20 New coalition aims to supplant the ANC)...