After years of plundering of the state coffers (taxpayers), corruption, incompetence, affirmative action etc, etc, South Africa now has no money left for the crucial nuclear energy project.
South Africa is interested in realizing a large-scale nuclear project with Russia. However, the country does not have the funds to do so.
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EFF commander-in-chief Julius Malema was filmed making comments at a rally, where he accused news network eNCA of openly supporting the President, and the ‘white owned media’ of trying to ‘impose Ramaphosa’ on South African voters.
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Police were called to the Imam Hussein mosque in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal after an explosive was discovered Sunday night on the premises, local media portals have reported.
The mosque located in Durban is incidentally the same facility that was attacked last week with Egyptian male assailants slitting the throats of worshipers gathered for the midday prayers.
Of the three people whose throats were slit, one is said to have died whiles the two others are in critical condition as per the last reports.
Even though police have yet to make any arrests, Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday waded into the issue whiles sending his Ramadan message to Muslims.
“Ramaphosa’s thoughts particularly go out to the Muslim community of Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, who suffered violence and tragedy in a place of worship several days ago.
“The President expects that the perpetrators will be brought to book and that the community of Verulam will be able to experienc
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In what has been a very rewarding start to his UK visit, Cyril Ramaphosa’s land grab gamble has paid off and he will be bringing home the bacon when he returns to South Africa. Nothing like a pair of open black palms to get the white liberals to open their wallets…
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The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is to ask President Cyril Ramaphosa to keep a promise made in 2014 to stop farm evictions until people can be given dignified housing.
Commissioner Chris Nissen told an indaba on farm evictions in Wellington last month that, after the De Doorns strikes in 2012, Ramaphosa, who was then deputy president, had called for a moratorium on farm evictions
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Johannesburg – South Africa might take a while to shake off the curse of Jacob Zuma on its credit ratings.
One year since the country lost its investment-grade rating as the former president fired his finance minister, SA is basking in new-found confidence with Cyril Ramaphosa in charge
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JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Youth Employment Service (YES) will have a positive effect on youth unemployment in the country.
Ramaphosa launched the initiative earlier on Tuesday; a partnership between government, business, labour and civil society
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s blistering letter suspending South African Revenue Service (SARS) boss Tom Moyane showed an attempt by the state to salvage the integrity of the key institution that has been plagued by poor governance.
While graft scandals engulfed the public service, SARS had over the last decade emerged as the last bulwark against corruption, as it maintained a reputation of efficiency and impartiality
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President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed in the National Assembly on Thursday a total of R15.3-million was spent by government on Zuma’s “personal legal costs” since 2006.
The president said that R7.5-million was spent in the period of 2006 to 2009, which was when the spy tapes charges against Zuma were withdrawn
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the government’s support for land expropriation without compensation, but dodged explaining to gathered MPs if the state has worked out a detailed plan to make it happen.
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane had submitted a question in Parliament on how the state plans to expropriate land without paying for it. But Ramaphosa’s response was that there will be “broad discussions” and that Parliament’s Constitution Review Committee will decide on whether the Constitution should be amended.
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As South Africa enters an era where expropriation without compensation needs to be approached delicately, the EFF have already thrown a spanner in the works, by orchestrating land grabs on Gauteng farms.
As reported, EFF Gauteng chairperson Mandisa Mashego confirmed that a group of citizens illegally occupying land across the province were representatives of the red berets
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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has apologised to the party’s stalwarts for the ill-treatment they received from his predecessor Jacob Zuma.
Ramaphosa met the veterans in Sandton on Monday for the first time since ascending to the highest office at Luthuli House
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The ANC has welcome president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to reshuffle his cabinet. Ramaphosa made the announcement of his new cabinet on Monday evening at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
“As the ANC, we particularly commend the President for having exercised this prerogative in consultation with the National Officials of the ANC and our Alliance Partners. Undoubtedly, this act of giving due regard to the resolutions of the African National Congress, in the exercise of the prerogative bestowed upon the President, lays a strong foundation for greater alignment and cooperation between the ANC and its cadres deployed in government,” said the ANC in the statement.
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One cannot help to wonder whether Ramaphosa, Malema and Mngxitama, in saying that land must be “returned to those it was stolen from”, actually means that it should go back to the Khoisan people?
That, in fact, would mean that everybody in SA, apart from a few Kalahari Bushmen, would be homeless.
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PRETORIA – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to name African National Congress (ANC) deputy president David Mabuza as the country’s deputy in a late night Cabinet reshuffle on Monday, is a “fatal compromise” the Democratic Alliance said.
“Tonight we saw the fatal compromise Cyril Ramaphosa made at Nasrec exposed for all to see, as David Mabuza will be sworn in as the deputy president of South Africa,” DA leader Mmusi Maimane said.
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