President Cyril Ramaphosa says the parents of 21 teenagers who died in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy are not to blame, but those profiteering from selling alcohol to minors are. He was giving a eulogy at Scenery Park in East London at the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday attend the mass funeral service of 21 teenagers who died at an East London tavern on June 26. The Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park has since been shut down. At least 17 patrons — almost all…
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule insists that ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa remains “suspended” until a court of law decides otherwise. This was the salvo fired by a defiant Magashule in his responding affidavit filed at the…
AMANDA KHOZA President Cyril Ramaphosa says to achieve a successful economic reconstruction and recovery plan, SA is going to need to more effectively support the growth of vibrant and sustainable small, medium and micro enterprises and…
APHIWE DEKLERK President Cyril Ramaphosa has come out in defence of the judiciary after recent attacks on judges by EFF leader Julius Malema and former president Jacob Zuma. In his weekly newsletter on Monday, Ramaphosa slammed…
PHILANI NOMBEMBE National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise says the African Transformation Movement’s (ATM’s) legal challenge to her decision to not allow a secret ballot for the party’s motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Lockdown Level 3 is here to stay, at least for the time being. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who addressed the nation on Monday evening to discuss the country’s progress in combatting the Covid-19 pandemic. Ramaphosa…
GENEVIEVE QUINTAL President Cyril Ramaphosa announced minimal changes to the country’s coronavirus strategy even as he sounded the alarm about an acceleration in infections and deaths since the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant late in…
SA has all the ingredients to recover from the economic damage caused by Covid-19, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday, adding that recovery has to start now. Writing in his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa acknowledged the severity of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday night that SA would not go back to a hard lockdown. Speaking during a national address, Ramaphosa said that going back to a level 4 or level 5 lockdown “would not necessarily achieve a significant…
“The sale, dispensing and distribution of alcohol will be suspended with immediate effect.” This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa during a national address on Sunday night. He said this was to make sure that hospital beds were…
Address comes after cabinet meeting on Sunday afternoon President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SA at 8pm, the Presidency announced on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, Ramaphosa was in a meeting with his cabinet ahead of the address. In a…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the surge in murders of women and children in SA, saying it has been “a dark and shameful week for us as a nation”. He called on Saturday all South Africans to end the culture of silence around…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans not to be alarmed and to prepare for an expected rapid increase in Covid-19 infections. Writing in his weekly newsletter, the president noted that more than half of all cases of…
Health minister Zweli Mkhize said the number of Covid-19 cases had increased to 40,792 on Thursday – an increase of 3,267 cases in 24 hours. “Regrettably, we report 56 more Covid-19 related deaths,” he said. These consisted of 54 in the…
