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LISTEN | Trump announces SA leaders’ visit, Ramaphosa awaits green light

US President Donald Trump publicly announced South African leaders will visit him in Washington DC next week, but President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says they are awaiting formal confirmation from the White House. Ramaphosa is hoping the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce government intervention on the ongoing power crisis. File photo.Image: Sebabatso Mosamo

Ramaphosa’s Sona headaches

All eyes on the president, who is under siege due to stains to his struggling administration. When President Cyril Ramaphosa takes centre stage to deliver his state of the nation address (Sona) at the Cape Town City Hall at 7pm on…

Former ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign. File photo.Image: Masi Losi

‘The time for playing games has ended’: Bathabile Dlamini calls on Ramaphosa to resign

Former ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini wants “compromised” President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign. “He must not step aside, he must resign. He has compromised himself, he has compromised the ANC and the country,” Dlamini said…

‘There’s nothing he’s going to do to help Eskom’: Shivambu on Ramaphosa cutting his trip short© Provided by Times Live

‘There’s nothing he’s going to do to help Eskom’: Shivambu on Ramaphosa cutting his trip short

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to cut short his overseas visit and return to the country is nothing but a “gimmick”. The president cut his international trip short on Monday after Queen…

Director-general in the presidency Phindile Baleni receives the nearly 1,000-page third volume of the state capture inquiry report from inquiry secretary Prof Itumeleng Mosala. File image.Image: Siyabulela Duda/GCIS

‘We should not be Ramaphosa shocked’ — SA reacts to third volume of state capture report

The third instalment of the state capture report released by inquiry chairperson Raymond Zondo to the presidency has been met with mixed reaction and questions online. The report focuses on evidence related to the controversial catering…

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the state of the nation address on Thursday night.Image: GCIS

Relief as R350 Covid-19 distress grant extended for another year

Millions of South Africans who benefited from the R350 Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant can breathe a sigh of relief, as the government has decided to keep it going for another year. “Mindful of the proven benefits of the…

The 2022 state of the nation address was delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday.Image: Jaco Marais

State of disaster to end ‘soon’: Ramaphosa

President pushes for more people to get vaccinated, saying he ‘would not be standing here before you’ if he hadn’t received his Covid-19 shot President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced the government’s intentions to end the national…

President Cyril Ramaphosa receives part 1 of the state capture commission report from acting chief justice Raymond Zondo on January 4. Part 2 is due to be handed over on Tuesday.Image: Thulani Mbele

Ramaphosa to receive part 2 of state capture report on Tuesday

Less than a month after President Cyril Ramaphosa received the first of three parts of acting chief justice Raymond Zondo’s state capture commission report, the second part will land on his desk. The presidency confirmed on Monday that…

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s office announced that the complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa was lodged on Wednesday afternoon. File photo.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

Public protector confirms receipt of complaint against Cyril Ramaphosa

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed receiving a complaint that President Cyril Ramaphosa has allegedly breached the Executive Code of Ethics. This is in relation to a leaked audio where Ramaphosa, purportedly speaking at a…

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Patrick Soon-Shiong launched the NantSA facility in Cape Town on Wednesday.Image: Elmond Jiyane, GCIS

Coronavirus command council looking at dropping state of disaster: Ramaphosa

SA is reconsidering the national state of disaster as the rate of Covid-19 infections dip. This was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as he responded to media questions during the launch of the new NantSA facility — a vaccine…

EFF MP Naledi Chirwa caused an uproar for calling President Cyril Ramaphosa a ‘weak little boy’.Image: Twitter/Naledi Chirwa

‘That’s no way to talk to an adult’ — EFF MP under fire for calling Cyril Ramaphosa a ‘weak little boy’

EFF MP Naledi Chirwa has come under fire for calling President Cyril Ramaphosa a “weak little boy”. Chirwa on Monday morning responded to Ramaphosa’s weekly newsletter‚ in which he addressed the torching of parliament and the contents of…

Desmond and Leah Tutu, seen at his 90th birthday in October. The presidency announced on Sunday that he has diedImage: ESA ALEXANDER

JUST IN | Presidency announces Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 90, has died

The presidency has announced that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has died. In a statement on Sunday, minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele said President Cyril Ramaphosa “expresses, on behalf of all South Africans, his profound…

President Cyril Ramaphosa briefly misplaced his iPad before making an important announcement. File photo.Image: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS

‘I think they stole my iPad’: Ramaphosa puzzled as gadget goes Awol

Moments before delivering an important announcement in Cape Town on Tuesday‚ President Cyril Ramaphosa‚ who is a stickler for time‚ had a moment of panic when he could not locate his iPad. His announcement that the National Ports…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.Image: GCIS

SA remains on level 1, but no off-site booze sales this Easter

Alcohol will not be allowed for off-site consumption over the Easter weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday night. He also announced that the country would remain on level 1 lockdown, albeit with “a few adjustments”. He said…

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the national Armed Forces Day event on Sunday.Image: SCREENGRAB VIA eNCA

Ramaphosa praises soldiers for ‘essential’ Covid deployment

The SA National Defence Force can be relied upon no matter the circumstances, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. Speaking on Armed Forces Day, Ramaphosa, who is the commander-in-chief of the SANDF, described the country’s military…