Vol 63 No 12 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
They are likely to rat on Zuma and his allies in exchange for a lighter sentence So far President Cyril Ramaphosa has not reacted publicly to the Guptas' arrest but the timing is helpful as he is fighting off accusations from Arthur Fraser former intelligence chief and ally of Zuma's that he had broken forex regulations and was storing US dollars in his farmhouse...
Vol 63 No 12 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Arthur Fraser the former head of the country's State Security Agency has called for a criminal investigation against Cyril Ramaphosa which will badly damage the ruling African National Congress and the President's reputation...
On 24 May South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Pretoria that African economies as 'non-aligned bystanders' were paying the price for the war on Ukraine and of western sanctions...
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That was followed by the frustration of many African leaders at the difficulty and delays in obtaining Covid vaccines prompting accusations of 'vaccine apartheid' from South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (Dispatches 7/11/21 Rich countries offer funds for future vaccine production but do little this year to get the serum to developing economies)...
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The international argument over how to respond Moscow's invasion of Ukraine played out with some diplomatic grace when Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on 24 May...
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Vol 63 No 11 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The ANC majority in parliament has several times postponed President Cyril Ramaphosa's formal response to Zondo's findings and his announcement of an implementation plan (AC Vol 63 No 10 Zondo hands ANC a time-bomb)...
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The chairman of its rival ARM is Patrice Motsepe the brother-in-law of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa...
ARM founder and chair South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is the brother-in-law of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who is under fire from critics at home and abroad for abstaining in three United Nations resolutions to condemn Russia for the invasion (AC Vol 63 No 5 Moscow invasion strains bilateral ties)...
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Vol 63 No 9 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
In December President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to face a challenge from a populist candidate accusing him and his colleagues of kowtowing to big business and foreign capital...
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Pressure is building on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject a compromise proposal offered by the United States and the European Union for a temporary waiver of intellectual property (IP) on Covid-19 vaccines (AC Vol 63 No 7 Vaccine patent negotiators agree compromise formula)...
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