Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

In his first ten months in office Cyril Ramaphosa has made impressive strides in ridding his government and vital state institutions of corrupt elements...

SOUTH AFRICA: Ramaphosa's critical test – his own man at his own pace A lifelong veteran of the African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa is unfazed by his country's rapidly changing political winds...

Mnangagwa is said to have sought backing for the project from South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa Botswana's former President Ian Khama and his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi...

There are now indications that President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to give PIC more independence and decision-making to prevent favouritism in investment decisions...

• 15 October: President Cyril Ramaphosa denies prior knowledge of corruption at VBS Bank...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is under increasing pressure to explain the contradictions of his five-year term as deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) under former President Jacob Zuma who is facing multiple fraud charges and accusations of 'state capture' by the billionaire Gupta brothers...

Six months after he launched the campaign to finance national economic expansion President Cyril Ramaphosa is more than halfway there...

Meanwhile South African 2018 growth estimates have been almost halved to under 1% albeit with hopes of 2019 acceleration under President Cyril Ramaphosa's government...

The deal follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in July when a Saudi trade and investment package of at least $10 billion for South Africa was announced...

Losing one of his loyalists is a body blow to President Cyril Ramaphosa but Nene was sunk after admitting in his evidence to the government-appointed Zondo Commission into 'state capture' that he had lie about his association with the corruption-tainted Gupta family currently under investigation...

With the election of President Cyril Ramaphosa in February South Africa experienced waves of 'Ramaphoria' following the hollowing out of the state under President Jacob Zuma and his disaster-prone leadership (AC Vol 59 No 5 Zexit Ramaphoria then political landmines)...

Ramaphosa's advisory panel on land reform Vuyokazi 'Vuyo' Mahlati member of the National Planning Commission and president of the African Farmers' Association of South Africa (chair of panel) Ruth Hall researcher and professor at the University of the Western Cape's Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies Professor Abdus Salam Mohammad Karaan professor in agricultural economics at Stellenbosch University Daniel Kriek Free State commercial livestock farmer and president of AgriSA an umbrella group of farming associations Bulelwa Mabasa attorney with expertise in land restitution and reform Thato Moagi young emerging farmer (aged 27) and entrepreneur Thandi Ngcobo chief executive and founder of the Dr J L Dube Institute for Humanitarian and Development Praxis at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Tembeka Ngcukaitobi advocate public speaker and author whose work for the Legal Resources Centre and Johannesburg Bar spans public law labour law and competition Nick Serfontein chairman of Sernick Group which is cooperating with Ramaphosa; 2016 Free State Farmer of the Year and Mentor of the Year Wandile Sihlobo agricultural economist head of research at the Agricultural Business Chamber independent advisor to Afgrain Food Groups Called to account Opposition leader Mmusi Maimane of the Democratic Alliance has requested confirmation from the Zondo Commission into state capture that the following former and serving state officials be called to testify: Lynne Brown former Energy Minister Jessie Duarte ANC Deputy Secretary-General Arthur Fraser former spy chief/Director-General of the State Security Agency now National Commissioner of Correctional Services Malusi Gigaba former Finance Minister now Minister of Home Affairs David 'DD' Mabuza current Deputy President of the ANC and South Africa David Mahlobo former State Security Minister Gwede Mantashe Chairman of the African National Congress Tom Moyane former head of the South African Revenue Service the national tax collection agency Cyril Ramaphosa current ANC President and President of South Africa David Douglas 'Des' van Rooyen former Minister of Local Government Jacob Zuma former ANC President and President of the Republic of South Africa Mosebenzi Zwane former Minister of Mineral Resources ...