President Cyril Ramaphosa’s admission that government’s efforts to combat gender-based violence and femicide have “not been enough” has drawn a sharply divided response from political parties and civil society organisations, with opposition voices questioning whether his latest intervention will translate into action on the ground. Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Tuesday night amid mounting public anger over the killings of women in Ekurhuleni, where the bodies of 11 women have been found since July. In his address, Ramaphosa acknowledged that…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19:00 tonight on the government’s response to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), as the discovery of an 11th woman’s body in Ekurhuleni has intensified public concern and demands for urgent action. The timing of the President’s address could not be more significant. The number of women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni since July has now risen to 11, with the latest discovery reported in Springs. The cases have sparked fear…

Nigeria’s Presidency has turned to South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa in its increasingly forceful defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prolonged stay outside the country and his absence from the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, says there is no cause for alarm over the President’s whereabouts, insisting that Tinubu is “hale and hearty” and has been carrying out official duties while on a working vacation in Europe. But in defending…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday convene a virtual meeting of the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on South Sudan, known as the C5, as regional leaders assess progress towards peace and the country’s planned elections in December. Ramaphosa, who chairs the C5, will bring together representatives of the five-member committee and member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to take stock of developments since the C5 Plus Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 15 February.…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate six projects in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and the Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency over allegations of serious maladministration, corruption and irregular expenditure. The investigation follows the signing of Proclamation 350 of 2026, which gives the SIU a mandate to investigate procurement and contracting linked to several projects in Buffalo City. SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho said the unit would investigate allegations involving the procurement of goods, works…

Madlanga Commission: One Year of Explosive Evidence, Now Extended to January The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will have more time to complete its work after President Cyril Ramaphosa granted what has been described as the final extension for the submission of its report. The commission will now submit its final report on 25 January 2027, almost 16 months after public hearings began and more than a year after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi became its first witness. The Presidency…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Public Service Commission Bill into law, giving the commission a stronger role in monitoring government and promoting ethical and professional conduct among public servants. The new law replaces the Public Service Commission Act of 1997 and is aimed at strengthening the independence of the commission, which is responsible for monitoring how government departments operate and whether they are delivering services effectively. Ramaphosa signed the legislation on Wednesday, as the country observes Public Service Month.…

The investigation into the deaths of eight women whose bodies have been discovered in and around Ekurhuleni has intensified, with police offering a R400,000 reward for information while government officials met affected families and visited locations linked to the killings. Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga on Wednesday visited the family of 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, as well as the site in Kempton Park where her body was discovered. Chikunga laid a wreath at the…

The discovery of another woman’s body in KwaThema, Springs, has pushed the number of women whose deaths are being investigated across Ekurhuleni to eight, prompting an intensified police operation and a R400,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest. Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane confirmed the latest developments on Tuesday night, saying the number of cases under investigation had been revised upwards after police identified another case that had initially not been included in the…

The number of women found dead in Ekurhuleni since July has risen to seven, with police confirming that the body of another woman was discovered floating in a river in Clayville on 7 September. The latest discovery, near the Mall of Tembisa, has added to mounting concern over a series of deaths that has left communities across the metro fearful and prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to direct police to urgently investigate the killings. Acting Gauteng Police Commissioner Major General Fred…