Sources in the African National Congress say however that President Cyril Ramaphosa is now anxious to convince the world of his anti-corruption credentials and sending Chang back to Mozambique would do the opposite...
Vol 63 No 22 |
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Discontent over the multiple powerful positions accumulated by African National Congress Secretary-General Paul Mashatile was behind President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision not to make him his running mate and to opt instead for Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu Africa Confidential understands...
Vol 63 No 22 |
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8bn) in tender fraud at Eskom during the almost 10 years of rule by convicted former President Jacob Zuma the arrests are seen as a significant milestone in President Cyril Ramaphosa's joint commitment to zero tolerance of corruption and building economic growth analysts said...
Vol 63 No 21 |
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Government officials lament the ailing railways and ports but there has been little visible progress since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his intention to create an independent National Ports Authority to regulate competition with private sector players ease the bottlenecks and boost revenue (AC Vol 63 No 7 Economic swings and roundabouts)...
Against this backdrop planning a state visit for President Cyril Ramaphosa to London on 22-24 November with its new heads of government and state may prove either to be inspired diplomacy or disastrously timed...
Vol 63 No 20 |
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The decision by the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South Africa's second biggest province and its largest reservoir of party members to choose former health minister Zweli Mkhize as its preferred candidate for party president has come as a shock to supporters of President Cyril Ramaphosa...
Senegalese President Macky Sall and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa also called for an end to Zimbabwean sanctions the former in a speech before the General Assembly saying the 'harsh measures continue to fuel a sense of injustice against an entire people'...
Vol 63 No 20 |
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' ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa's plans for national renewal and economic reform were failing because the party is mired in its own corruption scandals and faction-fighting argued Zibi...
If President Cyril Ramaphosa and his favoured candidates win in December and the prosecutions of ousted President Jacob Zuma and his allies go ahead he should be able to fend off the RET's pressure ahead of the 2024 elections...
Vol 63 No 19 |
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The topic of the day is who is best placed to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa for the leadership of the ANC – Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma or Zweli Mkhize...
The rise and stall of Zweli Mkhize Former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize helped lead the country through the Covid crisis and many had believed he would take over from President Cyril Ramaphosa before he was forced to resign after a corruption scandal over a communications company hired by his department at the height of the pandemic (AC Vol 61 No 8 Heroes and villains in the pandemic)...
Before Geingob, President Cyril Ramaphosa was the one to face the stonewalling King Mswati III...