South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

MK Party Criticises Ramaphosa Administration Ahead of G20 Summit

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has issued a strong statement rejecting the upcoming G20 Summit and…

Malema Urges Ramaphosa to Withdraw South African Soldiers from the DRC

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has become the latest South…

Kagame Accuses South Africa’s Ramaphosa of Lying, Says Rwanda is Ready for Confrontation

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has escalated tensions with South Africa, accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa and…

Ramaphosa Unleashes SIU To Probe Corruption Ravaged KwaDukuza Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has finally been authorized to probe the corruption-ravaged KwaDukuza local…

Z.C.C hailed for supporting government’s anti-Covid efforts 

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has praised the congregants of Africa’s largest faith-based organisation, the Zion Christian Church (Z.C.C), for their cooperation and support during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Millions of Z.C.C pilgrims from both sister churches last descended on Moria, outside Polokwane, for their annual Easter Pilgrimage in 2019, before the country went into a lockdown in March 2020.  The members have since practiced their faith at home, until this weekend when gates to the St. Engenas Z.C.C church were opened…

Mbeki mum on “hypocrisy” accusation following his explosive Mashatile letter 

FORMER President Thabo Mbeki’s foundation has refused to comment on claims that his leaked letter to ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile has raised “good points” at the “wrong time” for all the “wrong reasons.” The criticism came at the height of Mbeki’s name having once again taken centre stage on matters concerning incumbent ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. This time the former statesman has received praise for the leaked letter that he addressed to Mashatile and copied the rest of the…

Concern over stalling GBVF Fund as another woman loses her life

The murder of a 26-year-old woman in Limpopo has once again raised concerns about South Africa’s ever-growing gender-based violence and femicide statistics. This week, the residents of Makhushane Village near Phalaborwa woke up to the news that their neighbour Judith Mathebula, 26, had been stabbed to death. According to local police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, they are pleading with Mathebula’s ex-boyfriend Watch Ndlovu from Gravelotte to avail himself to the nearest police station. “Police received a complaint about a woman…

ICC Fallout: Malema Blasts Ramaphosa And ANC, Embraces ‘Hero’ Putin 

EFF leader Julius Malema has laid into President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC, saying their U-turn on withdrawing South Africa from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was a sign that they are not truly in charge of the country. He said their overnight decision to backtrack on the matter last week was taken after their alleged handlers, “white capital”, allegedly reprimanded and ordered them not to pull out of the Rome statutes, despite the ICC’s perceived impartiality and double standards…

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