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Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants to return to office, believing that she is no longer suspended. Mkhwebane announced on Monday that she intended to return to work on Tuesday based on her interpretation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s suspension letter dated 9 June 2022. She claimed that the president suspended …

South Africa will not be forced to side with any global powers, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday as he readied to host a summit of major emerging economies. The meeting in Johannesburg this week of BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — will seek to …

South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing in a preliminary report into a cover-up scandal that has tarnished his reputation, according to local media reports. The Public Protector said it has notified implicated parties of the preliminary findings of its probe over the theft of …

resident Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster to help the government deal with the energy crisis that has seen a malfunctioning Eskom frequently plunge the country into darkness. Ramaphosa also announced he will appoint a minister of electricity in the presidency. “The minister of Cogta has just …

The Namibian presidency says there is no truth in allegations that President Hage Geingob inappropriately used his office to assist his African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa in an alleged cover-up of a cash heist at Ramaphosa’s game farm. In a statement on Friday, the Namibian presidency said: “… certain individuals …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office with immediate effect. In a statement, the Presidency said Mkhwebane would remain suspended until the section 194 process in the National Assembly has been completed. “President Ramaphosa has fulfilled his obligation to provide advocate Mkhwebane a fair hearing by …

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has responded to calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step aside after allegations of a cover-up of a robbery at his Limpopo farm. Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa last week, implying the president concealed the crime from authorities.  Ramaphosa …

In a move sure to upset his critics – notably the EFF – President Cyril Ramaphosa elevated Raymond Zondo from Deputy Chief Justice to Chief Justice. The Presidency made the announcement late on Thursday afternoon. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in accordance with Section 174(3) of the Constitution, decided to appoint …

Just after 6pm on Saturday, as a marathon day of deliberations behind closed doors at the Judicial Service Commission, Julius Malema tweeted “It’s a girl”. The prophetic statement was confirmed within 30 minutes when the commission announced that it recommends that President Cyril Ramaphosa appoint Supreme Court of Appeal President …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being treated for mild symptoms. Mr Ramaphosa started feeling unwell on Sunday after leaving the state memorial service of South Africa’s last apartheid President FW De Klerk in Cape Town, according to a statement from the presidency. People who …