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Ramaphosa announces move from adjusted level 3 to level 2 as Covid-19 infections decline

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the easing of Covid-19 regulations on Sunday evening, saying there had been a sustained decline in infections over the past few weeks. The decision came after consultations with several organisations,…

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President Ramaphosa to address the nation at 8pm

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Sunday on developments in the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The address follows meetings in recent days of the national coronavirus command council, the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa at the state capture inquiry this week.Picture: Elmond Jiyane/GCIS

Placing SSA in presidency not ’emergence of a dictatorship’: Cyril Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to critics who believe that his decision to disband the department of state security and place the State Security Agency (SSA) in the presidency is a move to build a dictatorship or totalitarian…

President Cyril Ramaphosa consolidated power as he made widespread cabinet changes on Thursday night.Image: GCIS
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Ramaphosa shows his hand as cabinet changes consolidate his power

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his first cabinet reshuffle to consolidate power in his office, moving the political control of the state security agency into the presidency. The move comes as many intelligence-related questions remain…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans on Monday. File photo.Image: GCIS
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Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation on Monday

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Monday following violent scenes in provinces across the country, acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has confirmed. TimesLIVE reported earlier that cabinet took a…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans on Monday. File photo.Image: GCIS

‘There is a family meeting this evening’: minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni confirms Tuesday address

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Tuesday night, acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told TimesLIVE. The address comes amid calls for tighter restrictions and lockdown measures in a bid to curb the…

Health minister Zweli Mkhize says he and President Cyril Ramaphosa did not discuss his resignation, but they had ‘discussed the issue of special leave pending the report of the SIU’. File photo.Image: FREDDY MAVUNDA

Cyril Ramaphosa puts Zweli Mkhize on special leave over Digital Vibes saga

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed health minister Zweli Mkhize on special leave. “This period of special leave will enable the minister to attend to allegations and investigations concerning contracts between the department of health…

President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans to continue to adhere to the Covid-19 safety regulations. File photo.Image: gcis

IN 7 QUOTES | President Cyril Ramaphosa announces SA is back to alert level 2

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday that government had decided to implement alert level 2 of the lockdown effective from Monday as Covid-19 infections continue to rise in SA. Ramaphosa said Free State, Northern Cape, North West…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called a family meeting on Sunday evening

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday night address the nation about the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Sunday, presidential spokesperson Tyrone Seale confirmed that Ramaphosa will address the nation at 7pm. This comes amid a…

President Cyril Ramaphosa told parliament that companies in tourism and hospitality, renewable energy, oil and gas, the  oceans economy, automotive and infrastructure were among those that had so far contributed            Picture: ESA ALEXANDER/POOL

Less than one-fifth of the R364.4bn pledged at second SA Investment Conference has reached SA

Only 19% of the funds pledged during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second investment conference have flowed into SA’s economy. Ramaphosa has revealed that of the R364.4bn in investment commitments announced by 71 companies at the 2019 SA…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has again been implicated at the state capture commission         Image: Esa Alexander

Ramaphosa in the spotlight after Molefe suggests claims ‘swept under the carpet’

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s name has been at the centre of conversation online, after former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s return to the state capture inquiry. On Tuesday, Molefe again took a jab at Ramaphosa, saying he hoped that the claims…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation tonight

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm about the latest developments regarding Covid-19. His spokesperson Tyron Seale confirmed on Monday that the president will address the nation after a meeting of the National…

President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged concern that the government has not been sufficiently transparent about its efforts to procure Covid-19 vaccines. File photo.Image: GCIS

Ramaphosa vows to keep public abreast of developments on vaccine acquisition

President Cyril Ramaphosa says details of the deals into which the government enters with vaccine manufacturers will be released as and when negotiations are concluded and when non-disclosure agreement terms have been lifted. Ramaphosa…

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in South Africa’s risk-adjusted response to the COVID-19 pandemic #COVID19SA, 16 September 2020                                       PICTURE: GCIS

LOCKDOWN LIFTOFF: President announces change of level to help boost economic sectors

The reopening of international borders to travellers made SA’s beleaguered tourism industry the big winner on Wednesday night when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his anticipated move to lockdown at Level 1. The new lockdown level,…

While borders and other points of entry will reopen under level one, government has decided to retain the ban on travellers from the US, UK, Spain and Italy – which are key markets for the revival of the tourism sector.Picture: THEMBINKOSI DWAYISA

Level one loading: Cyril Ramaphosa set to lift travel ban tonight

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tell the nation on Wednesday night that he is moving the country to Level 1 of the national lockdown and opening up international travel – with provisos. Travel from high risk countries such as the United…