Vol 63 No 8 |
- ECONOMY
- AFRICA
Buoyed by higher prices for its commodity exports South Africa's economic growth has picked up this year but President Cyril Ramaphosa's government has to finance a far-reaching renewal of the country's energy industry road and rail networks to maximise its ability to take advantage of new market opportunities...
Vol 63 No 7 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
7bn) for new projects which added to previous year's pledges is about 95% of President Cyril Ramaphosa's goal set in 2018 of raising R1...
Vol 63 No 7 |
- AFRICA
- EUROPE
Britain responded with a travel ban on South Africans without consulting President Cyril Ramaphosa's government; a move followed by several other European Union states...
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Vol 63 No 7 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to suspend Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane after parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula called for her impeachment...
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Lambasted by his opponents in the ruling party for being too close to western capitals and multinational companies President Cyril Ramaphosa has been agonising over his government's 'neutral' position on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine...
Vol 63 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
In appointing Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the new Chief Justice President Cyril Ramaphosa used his constitutional powers to trump a populist cabal in the 23-person Judicial Services Commission (JSC) which was backing the respected Justice Mandisa Maya President of the Supreme Court of Appeal as the committee's favoured candidate...
That proved way too optimistic as Cyril Ramaphosa found himself outmaneuvered in so many ways by the Zuma-cheerleaders that the former leader had installed in the system...
We hear that Pandor got broad approval from President Cyril Ramaphosa to make a statement but the exact text was not agreed before release and her call for Russia's 'immediate withdrawal' was deemed to have over-stepped the mark...
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Vol 63 No 5 |
- RUSSIA
- AFRICA
It boosts the argument of those in the ruling African National Congress who say President Cyril Ramaphosa is too close to western governments and multinational companies...
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Vol 63 No 5 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
But after 24 February when the President hosts several African leaders including South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa for a summit he is likely to turn his attention back to local matters...
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Vol 63 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Both trade unions and company bosses voiced frustration with President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address earlier this month...
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