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South Africa vows to tackle global issues as G20 head
2 weeks, 4 days ago

South Africa vows to tackle global issues as G20 head

China Daily  

By NDUMISO MLILO in Johannesburg | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-05 10:54 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs the media on South Africa's G20 presidency for 2025 at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2024. South Africa will leverage its G20 presidency to tackle pressing global challenges, including the lack of inclusive growth and climate change, President …

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South Africa vows to tackle global issues as G20 head
2 weeks, 4 days ago

South Africa vows to tackle global issues as G20 head

China Daily  

By NDUMISO MLILO in Johannesburg | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-05 10:54 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs the media on South Africa's G20 presidency for 2025 at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2024. South Africa will leverage its G20 presidency to tackle pressing global challenges, including the lack of inclusive growth and climate change, President …

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The G20 has ‘shock absorbers’ to deal with Trump’s return as US president, South Africa says
2 weeks, 6 days ago

The G20 has ‘shock absorbers’ to deal with Trump’s return as US president, South Africa says

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Group of 20 has sufficient “shock absorbers” to function effectively if the incoming Donald Trump administration promotes an America First policy at the expense of international cooperation, South Africa’s leader said Tuesday as his country took over the bloc’s presidency. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would elevate the impact of climate change …

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Opposition parties ask South Africa’s top court to revive impeachment hearings for the president
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Opposition parties ask South Africa’s top court to revive impeachment hearings for the president

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two South African opposition parties asked the country’s top court Tuesday to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal where more than half a million dollars in cash was stashed in a couch at his ranch and then stolen. The leftist Economic Freedom Fighters and African Transformation Movement want the Constitutional Court …

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South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground
1 month ago

South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground

Hindustan Times  

JOHANNESBURG, - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft and the miners should be recovered safely. South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground The police have blocked miners' supplies of …

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Putin sends defiant message to the West as he gathers world leaders for BRICS summit to show sanctions aren't working (but cracks are showing between his most powerful 'allies')
2 months ago

Putin sends defiant message to the West as he gathers world leaders for BRICS summit to show sanctions aren't working (but cracks are showing between his most powerful 'allies')

Daily Mail  

World leaders descended on the Russian city of Kazan today for a summit of BRICS - a major diplomatic event that Vladimir Putin hopes will be a milestone in his effort to erode the political and economic dominance of his Western foes. Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with the heads of leading media outlets from the BRICS member countries ahead …

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After a 2-year investigation, South African president won't be charged over $580K hidden in a couch
2 months, 1 week ago

After a 2-year investigation, South African president won't be charged over $580K hidden in a couch

The Independent  

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3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president's farm appear in court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president's farm appear in court

The Independent  

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What’s South Africa’s new school language law and why is it controversial?
3 months ago

What’s South Africa’s new school language law and why is it controversial?

Al Jazeera  

A new education law in South Africa is dividing lawmakers and sparking angry emotions in a country with a complex racial and linguistic history. But critics of the law, mainly from the Afrikaans-speaking community, argue that clauses strengthening the government’s oversight over school language and admission policies would threaten mother-tongue education. Following South Africa’s break from apartheid, Black parents were …

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Critics say a South African education bill on language in schools threatens new unity government
3 months, 1 week ago

Critics say a South African education bill on language in schools threatens new unity government

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — An education bill that would give South Africa’s government more control over white minority language schools is a threat to the country’s new government of national unity, the second largest political party said Wednesday. Critics describe the bill as a threat to single-language schools, particularly those in the Afrikaans language that is spoken by the country’s white, minority …

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China, South Africa elevate relations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China, South Africa elevate relations

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping and visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the elevation of bilateral ties to an all-around strategic cooperative partnership for the new era on Monday, charting new directions for …

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China, South Africa elevate relations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China, South Africa elevate relations

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping and visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the elevation of bilateral ties to an all-around strategic cooperative partnership for the new era on Monday, charting new directions for …

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China, South Africa elevate relations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China, South Africa elevate relations

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping and visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the elevation of bilateral ties to an all-around strategic cooperative partnership for the new era on Monday, charting new directions for …

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South African Prez Ramaphosa welcomes Nelson Mandela legacy sites' addition to UNESCO list
4 months, 3 weeks ago

South African Prez Ramaphosa welcomes Nelson Mandela legacy sites' addition to UNESCO list

ABP News  

Johannesburg, Jul 31 : President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the listing of several iconic sites in South Africa linked to the late President Nelson Mandela as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Listed generically as ‘The Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, these include 14 human rights and liberation struggle …

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South Africa’s DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners
4 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa’s DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s Democratic Alliance took the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court Thursday over a preelection speech in May given by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa gave the speech three days before the election in his capacity as head of state, but used parts of it to highlight what he …

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South Africa has a new top diplomat. What does that mean for Palestine?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

South Africa has a new top diplomat. What does that mean for Palestine?

Al Jazeera  

Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola steps into the role at a critical time amid the ICJ case against Israel and ongoing regional conflicts. South Africa’s principle of non-alignment in global conflicts remains firm, Lamola asserted, saying the country’s foreign policy will not waver despite the coalition government. According to foreign policy analyst Sanusha Naidu, Lamola will likely maintain South Africa’s assertive …

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South African president says new coalition government is united in tackling unemployment and poverty
5 months ago

South African president says new coalition government is united in tackling unemployment and poverty

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a new parliamentary term Thursday, nearly two months after an historic election result reshaped the country’s politics and led to the formation of an unprecedented multiparty government coalition. Ramaphosa’s speech to lawmakers at the City Hall in Cape Town — a replacement venue after a fire gutted the Parliament …

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South Africa’s unprecedented new coalition has 7 parties in the Cabinet. Here’s a breakdown
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa’s unprecedented new coalition has 7 parties in the Cabinet. Here’s a breakdown

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the continent’s most industrialized country after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in a milestone election result in late May. Ramaphosa’s announcement of the new Cabinet on Sunday night takes South Africa into uncharted …

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South African parties agree on Cabinet positions, sealing deal on new coalition government
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South African parties agree on Cabinet positions, sealing deal on new coalition government

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet late Sunday night after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling. Ramaphosa’s party retained the largest share of ministerial positions as he appointed ANC officials to 20 of …

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South African president says Parliament will open July 18 amid discord in the new coalition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South African president says Parliament will open July 18 amid discord in the new coalition

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday that Parliament will open for its next term on July 18 as he remains locked in negotiations with other parties to form a Cabinet well before then amid rifts in the new governing coalition. In one of the letters, Ramaphosa wrote to DA leader John Steenhuisen accusing his …

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Tension and stand-offs as South Africa struggles to launch coalition gov’t
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tension and stand-offs as South Africa struggles to launch coalition gov’t

Al Jazeera  

An ANC-DA deadlock over cabinet positions prompted fears that government of national unity may have ended before it begins. Political analyst Khaya Sithole said markets were in favour of the DA being part of the GNU – a multiparty coalition – because the party is unlikely to demand radical shifts in economic policy. “Markets are buying into the continuation of …

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South Africa Cabinet Talks Stall After ANC Pulls Trade Offer
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa Cabinet Talks Stall After ANC Pulls Trade Offer

Live Mint  

-- Talks between South Africa’s two biggest political parties on forming a cabinet stalled after the African National Congress withdrew an offer to appoint a member of the smaller Democratic Alliance as trade and industry minister, people familiar with the matter said. The six positions, including trade and industry, had been offered to the DA in writing by President Cyril …

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South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions
6 months ago

South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

The Hindu  

In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa's new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity. Political analyst Angelo Fick said the DA does have a “sense of whiteness” in the eyes of many South Africans and has created that by being “utterly disinterested in …

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South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions
6 months ago

South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity. Yet the power-sharing agreement sealed a week ago between President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress party and the Democratic Alliance, one of South Africa’s …

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