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South Africa vows to tackle global issues as G20 head

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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2 weeks, 5 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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3 months, 1 week ago

Conflict in South Africa’s coalition government is ‘not catastrophic,’ says major party leader

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Conflict is likely among partners in South Africa’s new coalition government but that won’t be “catastrophic” for its hopes of turning around the country, the leader of the second biggest political party said Thursday. Steenhuisen said that there would likely be many moments of disagreement between his center-right DA and the left-leaning ANC over the …

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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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6 months, 2 weeks ago

A new era: on the South Africa general election

The Hindu

The African National Congress, South Africa’s ruling party that led the country out of apartheid three decades ago, suffered a setback in the May 29 general election when it lost its majority in Parliament for the first time. In the final results on Sunday, the ANC, currently led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, saw a dramatic fall in its vote share …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa elections: ‘Tintswalo’ sends a message to the ANC

Al Jazeera

The ANC’s election setback is the natural result of years of ignoring voters’ concerns and demanding loyalty over past accomplishments. Most famously, in his State of the Nation address in February, President and ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa tried to highlight the long-term achievements of his party through the tale of “Tintswalo” – a fictional Black woman born in 1994, within …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa elections: ANC, which freed country from apartheid, loses majority for first time in 30 years

India TV News

Johannesburg: South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the African National Congress in an unprecedented development, as the party that freed the country from apartheid has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years. The dramatically weakened vote share of the ANC, well short of the majority it had held since the famed …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

South Africa’s ANC launches election manifesto as president highlights party’s achievements

Associated Press

DURBAN, South Africa — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday highlighted the achievements of his African National Congress, which has ruled the country for all of its 30 years of democrac y, as it heads into a tight race in May’s election. Ramaphosa delivered the party’s manifesto to thousands of ANC supporters at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban …

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10 months ago

South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa will hold pivotal national elections May 29 as polls show the ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time since it came to power with the fall of apartheid 30 years ago. Several polls predict that the party once widely admired across the world and led by Nelson Mandela …

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54 years, 11 months ago

South Africa’s ANC party could fall below 50% of the vote — a first since white minority rule’s end

Associated Press

‏‏‎ ‎ DATE OF ELECTION Between mid-May and August TYPE OF ELECTION Parliamentary and provincial legislatures. South Africans vote for a political party and not for presidential candidates in general elections. WHO’S RUNNING President Cyril Ramaphosa will be seeking reelection for a second and final term but early polls indicate his ruling African National Congress party — the party once …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine war must be settled: South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Putin

India Today

South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop. Ramaphosa added that his delegation, which has leaders and senior officials from seven African countries, "would like this war to be ended". "This war is having a negative impact …

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1 year, 9 months ago

South African President Ramaphosa announces cabinet changes amid escalating power crisis

Firstpost

Ramaphosa cited the priority issues that the government would have to address as being load shedding, unemployment, poverty and the rising cost of living and crime and corruption Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced changes to his Cabinet on Monday, including a new minister of electricity, amid the escalating power crisis in the country. In a live national broadcast …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Five takeaways from Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address

Al Jazeera

The South African president spoke about poverty, hope and resilience in his annual speech. ‘Extraordinary measures’ for energy crisis Ramaphosa declared a national “state of disaster” over crippling power shortages that threaten the country’s economy and security, investing the government with additional powers to sign emergency procurement procedures faster and with less oversight. The South African president blamed the COVID-19 …

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2 years, 4 months ago

South Africa’s ANC says economy, corruption are priorities

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa says the fight against corruption and work to improve the country’s faltering economy have been endorsed by the ruling African National Congress party in order to improve its declining electoral support. Ramaphosa on Sunday addressed the close of the party’s national policy conference where it discussed what is must do to address the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

South Africa’s ruling ANC opens policy meeting amid problems

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party begins its key policy conference on Friday beset by internal divisions and the country’s economic woes. “This conference should be seen as a place where we have a festival of ideas, where the ANC lives up to its role as the leader of society by developing policies that prevail to the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Ex-president Mbeki rebukes Ramaphosa, predicts SA’s ‘Arab Spring’

Al Jazeera

Mbeki says president has failed to deliver on his promises to address poverty and curb government corruption, as the latter battles the scandal of a $4m theft on his farm. Johannesburg, South Africa – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has delivered a rare scathing critique to current President Cyril Ramaphosa at the memorial service of Jessie Duarte, an African …

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South Africa vows to tackle global issues as G20 head

South Africa vows to tackle global issues as G20 head

Conflict in South Africa’s coalition government is ‘not catastrophic,’ says major party leader

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

A new era: on the South Africa general election

South Africa elections: ‘Tintswalo’ sends a message to the ANC

South Africa elections: ANC, which freed country from apartheid, loses majority for first time in 30 years

South Africa’s ANC launches election manifesto as president highlights party’s achievements

South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended

South Africa’s ANC party could fall below 50% of the vote — a first since white minority rule’s end

Ukraine war must be settled: South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Putin

South African President Ramaphosa announces cabinet changes amid escalating power crisis

Five takeaways from Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address

South Africa’s ANC says economy, corruption are priorities

South Africa’s ruling ANC opens policy meeting amid problems

Ex-president Mbeki rebukes Ramaphosa, predicts SA’s ‘Arab Spring’