SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday he had spoken to US President Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, with both leaders agreeing on the urgent need to end the conflict and pledging to meet soon to rebuild strained relations between Pretoria and Washington. ‘I spoke to President Donald Trump to discuss the peace process … Read more
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has firmly rejected the growing claims that the country’s white population is being persecuted, calling it a ‘completely false narrative’ that threatens to sow division within the nation. In his weekly address to the nation on Monday, Ramaphosa responded indirectly to recent allegations by US President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, and … Read more
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed a willingness to negotiate a diplomatic agreement with former US President Donald Trump following Washington’s decision to cut financial assistance. Speaking at a Johannesburg event hosted by US investment bank Goldman Sachs, Ramaphosa said he hoped to ‘do a deal’ with Trump to restore relations amid tensions over South Africa’s … Read more
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated his country’s commitment to preventing forced removals, emphasising that such injustices will not be repeated. Speaking during his State of the Nation Address, he stressed the importance of equality, national unity, and adherence to the rule of law as South Africa faces both domestic and global challenges. ‘The people … Read more
THE President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, is set to travel to South Africa to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The President’s journey comes on the backheel of his recent state visit to France. According to a statement on Sunday, December 1, by the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on … Read more
THE Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), South Africa’s prominent opposition party, has taken its fight to the Constitutional Court, challenging the dismissal of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa in connection with the ‘Farmgate’ scandal. The controversy centres on the alleged theft of millions of dollars concealed in furniture at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm. A former … Read more
SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called for the safe recovery of miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft amid a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners. The police have blocked miners’ supplies of food and water to force them out and arrest them for illegally entering the abandoned mine in … Read more
SOUTH Africa’s Constitutional Court announced on Thursday that it will hear a petition next month from two opposition parties seeking to reopen impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The case centres around a scandal involving over $500,000 in cash that was allegedly hidden inside a sofa at his Phala Phala farm and subsequently stolen. President Ramaphosa initially avoided … Read more
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council, asserting it is no longer equipped to handle contemporary global challenges. Speaking at the UN’s Summit of the Future in New York on Sunday, Ramaphosa criticised the current structure of the council, labelling it outdated and unrepresentative. ‘The Security Council … Read more
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the United States’ support for granting Africa two permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but strongly rejected the idea that these seats should lack veto power. He argued that denying veto rights would effectively make African nations ‘second-class citizens.’ On Thursday, Washington expressed backing for two permanent African … Read more