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Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has spoken to his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa amid a diplomatic storm over a US claim that Pretoria covertly sent arms to Moscow.The rand fell to a record low against the dollar on…

South Africa’s president has ordered army personnel to be stationed at power stations as theft and sabotage adds to the inability of state-owned utility Eskom to meet electricity demand. A total of 880 members of the South African National…

The country is faced with both an electricity crisis and a climate crisis, which we must tackle together. As we intensify our efforts to address the electricity shortfall, we remain committed to reduce our carbon emissions through a just…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has set his sights on mobilising R2 trillion worth of investment in the economy in the next five years. He is also expected to meet his previous 2018 goal of raising R1.2 trillion by 2023. Ramaphosa delivered his…

President Cyril Ramaphosa met business leaders on Wednesday to discuss measures to boost economic growth and job creation, ahead of an annual conference to woo investment to the country. Read: Investors balk at energy-intensive projects in…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa directed executives of state-owned rail and port operator Transnet to come up with a plan to end the nation’s logistics crisis. The embattled company has struggled with major inefficiencies that have…

Dear Fellow South African, One hundred years ago, in May 1923, the first bill of rights in South Africa’s history was adopted by the African National Congress. It had no legal standing at the time, but it clearly expressed the desire for…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce changes to his cabinet on Monday, his spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said in a media briefing in Pretoria Sunday. Anticipation of a cabinet makeover have intensified after Ramaphosa secured a second…

Last week, South Africa was put on a ‘grey list’ by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for falling short of certain international standards for the combating of money laundering and other serious financial crimes. The FATF is a global…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa defended his plans to appoint a minister of electricity in his office and denied that the move will result in a turf war with other members of his cabinet who help oversee energy provision. Africa’s…