South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is committed to achieving world peace through negotiation, and not force.
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The relationship between South Africa and the West, especially the US, has a complex history. Not least because the US designated those fighting the apartheid regime, as terrorists.
Smoke rises from a building set on fire at the height of looting and violence in South Africa in July 2021.
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As the July 2021 unrest and looting graphically showed, crime and lawlessness can debilitate and destroy government efforts to facilitate and support economic growth.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2022 state of the nation address.
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Reviving the capacity of the state is also crucial to shoring up support for democracy in the long term.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa will need political courage to introduce basic income support.
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Basic income support is not a question of government “being generous”. The money will be taken from employed citizens and the affluent.
Ajay Gupta, left, and Atul Gupta, the masterminds behind state capture in South Africa.
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The scale of the Guptas’ rapaciousness meant that, within just a few years, the institutions they leeched were in a state of collapse.
President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal Mandisa Maya has been recommended as the country’s next Chief Justice.
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The egregious failures in the Judicial Service Commission’s process have muddied the water and complicated the President’s decision-making.
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a State of Disaster in March 2020.
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The willingness of the executive to pre-empt criticism by amending COVID regulations has arguably strengthened its position.
Justice Raymond Zondo, left, hands over part 1 of the State Capture Commission report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 January.
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Most South Africans believe the report into state capture must be followed up to ensure that those responsible for rampant corruption are held accountable.
South Africa’s President and African National Congress (ANC) party President Cyril Ramaphosa cuts the cake during the ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations.
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Ramaphosa currently has no known rivals with widespread support within the African National Congress.
South African and African National Congress party’s President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations.
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South Africans are led by a dithering president at the helm of an inept political party which has already passed its sell by date.
Knowing where people are most vulnerable can help authorities make better decisions about allocating resources.
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Knowing who is most vulnerable to COVID can be used to guide resource allocation and help the design of risk mitigation strategies.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has delivered his first report on state capture to South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The inquiry’s findings could be a defining moment for South Africa, but only if the work of the Commission leads to concrete action and systemic change.
Successive lockdowns under South Africa’s state of emergency law have caused tremendous hardship.
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Citizens must always be vigilant that the exceptional powers do not become permanent and that the powers are not used to achieve other objectives.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa
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A strategic partnership that is mutually rewarding and beneficial between Nigeria and South Africa should be the aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President Buhari at the 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair in Durban, South Africa.
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The current spate of travel bans is rather hasty and irrational given that we know that the variant is in several countries already.
Former South African President FW de Klerk photographed in Pretoria in 1989.
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FW de Klerk as National Party conservative was paradoxically the right leader at the right time to relinquish white minority rule.
South Africans queue to vote in the 2021 local government elections in Centurion, Tshwane, Pretoria.
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The election results raise the real possibility that the ANC could be looking at another defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Election posters on street poles in Cape Town. The top one in Afrikaans says ‘Cape Town Works. Let’s do more’.
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The increased and diverse number of contestants shows a citizenry that is unwilling to leave its fate in the hands of ineffective incumbents.
Former South African Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
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A strong, courageous and dedicated Chief Justice will provide the leadership desperately needed to turn the administration of justice around.
The office responsible for surveillance uses equipment that’s outdated and ineffective.
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The judge responsible for authorising the covert monitoring of communications has found that claims by journalists that they were being spied on were credible.