FILE PICTURE: President Cyril Rmaphosa shares a light moment with DA leader and Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen as well as DA MP and Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. 2 minutes Tensions are high ahead of Wednesday’s revised budget speech, with opposition parties opposing any increase in VAT. The Democratic Alliance (DA), a member of the…
SA President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has informed US President Donald Trump that while South Africa benefits from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), it also plays a role in contributing to the act. Since its enactment in 2000, AGOA has been at the…
A general view of Nelson Mandela Bridge and the central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says they have identified ways to help revamp the City of Johannesburg to continue to attract investors. The City, which is the country’s economic hub, is currently in a state of deterioration. Responding to…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa updates Parliament on, among other developments, the government’s efforts to leverage infrastructure expansion for economic growth and South Africa’s approach to international relations. VIDEO | President Cyril Ramaphosa answers questions in National Assembly:
The IEC’s E-voting Conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on March 10, 2025 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s National Organiser, Joseph Ndlela, says they reject the proposal for an electronic voting (e-voting) process. He was speaking at the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) e-voting Conference underway in Cape Town on…
The ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula addresses the media in Bloemfontein, Free State on March 10,2025. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has reaffirmed its confidence in the Free State’s Provincial Executive Committee (PEC). The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) wrapped up its three-day visit to the province. Addressing the media in Bloemfontein on Monday, the…
ANC NWC’s visit to the Free State 1 minute The state of municipalities was discussed at a meeting between the ANC National Working Committee (NWC) and the party’s Free State Provincial Executive Committee. Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting at Bloemfontein, ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the National Working Committee is wrapping up…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a joint press conference with other African leaders, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 16, 2023. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) says it supports President Cyril Ramaphosa’s hosting of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy next month. Zelenskyy will be…
IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo 1 minute The Independent Electoral Commission’s CEO Sy Mamabolo says e-voting can only be successful if all South Africans have access to the internet. Mamabolo was speaking at the opening of the e-voting conference in Cape Town. The three-day conference brings together South Africans from all sectors of society including political…
Farmers workers in South Africa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Department of Agriculture has launched a blended finance instrument in collaboration with the Land Bank to help farmers who require capital to continue growing the sector. In his weekly letter, the President says that the inclusion of black farmers in commercial agriculture necessitates…
