Tag Archives: Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa Zuma riots: What’s behind the violence and looting?

Some are calling events over the last week democratic South Africa’s “darkest hour”. Is it more than a spontaneous triggering of anger brought about by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma? Many analysts say it is and that there is a “third force” sympathetic to the former president at …

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TRAVELING TO SOUTH AFRICA: 10 Things you should know

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on South Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic… The address follows a special sitting of Cabinet that took place on Tuesday 10 November 2020 that considered recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meeting. Here are 10 key thing you should know from …

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Cyril Ramaphosa lauds Mandela family for disclosing Zindzi had Covid-19

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the Mandela family for publicly disclosing that Zindzi Mandela, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, lost her life due to complications related to Covid-19. Ramaphosa was paying tribute to the daughter of anti-apartheid stalwarts Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, affectionately known as “Mazet”, during a …

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