Cyril Ramaphosa gestures after taking the oath of office for his second term as South African President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, 19 June 2024. JOHANNESBURG -- Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, took oath as the nation's president for the next five years on Wednesday at a ceremony in Pretoria, the administrative …
Pretoria’s intent is under scrutiny as it presents an all-important case against Israel’s war in Gaza at the ICJ. President Nelson Mandela famously declared that our own freedom as South Africa was incomplete without the freedom of Palestine.” A shared indignation In its 84-page submission to the ICJ, South Africa argues that Israel is violating its obligations under the 1948 …
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JOHANNESBURG — South African police on Monday monitored protests by the country’s leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party, which is demanding the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party urged all South Africans to participate in a national shutdown but there was limited response in most of the country’s major cities. EFF leader Julius Malema addressed a crowd of nearly 1,000 …
English batter Adam Rossington led the way for the Sunrisers, smashing 57 off 30 balls to help the Sunrisers chase down the 137-run target set by the Capitals in the final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. Johannesburg: English batter Adam Rossington smashed 57 off 30 balls as Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the first South African SA20 tournament with a four-wicket …