Vol 61 No 23 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The 10 November arrest of the second most powerful politician in the ruling African National Congress on charges of corruption following more than 100 graft-related arrests in recent weeks has tipped the scales in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa but deepened divisions in the party...
Vol 61 No 22 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Cyril Ramaphosa is also boosting the Zondo commission into state capture...
Zondo Zuma and KwaZulu-Natal President Cyril Ramaphosa's zero tolerance of corruption may have given him the upper hand but the increasingly marginalised Zuma faction of the African National Congress is still fighting the dismissal of its officials even after they have been charged with criminal offences...
Vol 61 No 21 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
After a decade of corruption economic decline and a crippling pandemic President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled his Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan which does not go as far as his expert advisory panel recommended but far enough to make his promised economic reforms irreversible economists say...
Vol 61 No 20 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Winding up a weekend retreat of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee that focused on how to revive the economy President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted on reform of the energy sector which would be the key driver of the strategy for reconstruction and recovery...
Vol 61 No 20 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Within weeks Cyril Ramaphosa will face his toughest battle as President as he tests his authority against the second-most-powerful politician in the country African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Ace Magashule (AC Vol 61 No 18 How to defend the indefensible)...
Although European Commission officials conceded privately during the summer that a physical meeting between leaders would be impossible as Europe faces up to a second wave of the virus the AU chair South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had been keen to hold a virtual summit before the end of the year...
Vol 61 No 18 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
As Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC) Magashule suffered a serious reverse when the National Executive Committee (NEC) rejected his attempt to block President Cyril Ramaphosa's anti-corruption rules then force Ramaphosa from office...
Vol 61 No 18 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
It may prove to be the most decisive two days in Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency...
Leaders line up for integrity test The duelling duo at the top of the African National Congress – President Cyril Ramaphosa and Secretary General Ace Magashule – are expected before the party's Integrity Commission within days to face questions on corruption allegations...
Meeting chair South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for Keïta's release while Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta simply pressed for a 'speedy peaceful and democratic' resolution...
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Vol 61 No 17 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Cyril Ramaphosa is in a desperate fight for the credibility of the African National Congress after a spate of arrests and asset seizures over fraud in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE)...
From cracking down to slapping down It was a heartfelt call to action when President Cyril Ramaphosa told members of the ruling party that 'The African National Congress is Accused Number One' in the grand corruption league...