When fynbos is used to inspire hope that better days are to come, you know there’s a great deal of clutching at straws going on.
Tonight, at 7PM, President Ramaphosa will deliver his state of the nation address.
The best news about SONA 2021 is that there will be no red carpet nonsense. As for the rest, it’s the customary bumpy road.
Yesterday, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived on South African soil, with news outlets carrying live feeds, and politicians on the scene patting each other on the backs.
In an open letter to President Ramaphosa, key players in the wine industry have said that it won’t survive if the ban on sales and onsite consumption of alcohol continues.
This evening, at 8PM, President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation, with sources who spoke to the Sunday Times saying a return to alert level 4 is not on the cards.
This evening, at 8PM, President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation, following a special sitting of Cabinet that considered recommendations of the NCCC meeting.
Today marks the start of the ’16 Days of Activism’ campaign, with this year’s theme being ‘women’s economic justice for a nonviolent and non-sexist South Africa’. Meanwhile, within the ANC.
Drivers have been killed and others injured over the past week, with more than 30 trucks torched in a series of violent attacks.
PETA has alleged that Ramaphosa and his employees have worked to conceal ties to trophy hunting in South Africa.
With Magashule’s arrest earlier this month, lines have finally been drawn in the sand. The next few weeks are going to reveal a great deal about who holds party power.
Despite widespread concern that we could be looking at a return to stricter lockdown measures, some restrictions were actually lifted.
Earlier this morning, it was announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine, following exposure to a person that subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
During yesterday’s National Council of Provinces (NCOP) presidential Q&A, President Ramaphosa was asked about the ‘hard’ lockdown rumours.
Hermione Cronje, who runs the Investigative Directorate (ID) in the NPA, says she finally has the tools she needs to start cleaning house.
Turning South Africa’s economy around is going to take a Herculean effort, and it doesn’t look like Ramaphosa’s four-point plan is going to cut it.
This evening, at 7PM, President Ramaphosa will address the nation, and it’s expected that he will announce we are moving to alert level 1.
According to reports, President Ramaphosa will announce the drop to alert level 1 tonight, which includes the lifting of certain restrictions related to international travel.
President Ramaphosa might be talking a good game after this weekend’s ANC meeting to tackle corruption, but Zapiro will take some convincing.
This weekend’s ANC national executive committee (NEC) meeting will see the president’s resolve to root out corruption tested by a rival faction, with Ace Magashule leading the charge.
During his 8PM addresses to the nation, President Ramaphosa has talked a good game about rooting out corruption. Let’s see how that’s working out.
According to sources familiar with discussions during yesterday’s NCCC meeting, chaired by President Ramaphosa, the bans could soon be lifted.
Corruption in the ANC is no secret, but when you take stock of the major scandals from 1996 onwards, let’s just say Ramaphosa has his work cut out for him.
When it comes to getting nasty, there are few in the business better than the Daily Maverick’s Richard Poplak.
The revered satirist has taken many potshots at the ruling party these past two decades, and he’s not about to let up now, either.
With President Ramaphosa unwilling, or unable, to crack down on corruption within his own party, the events of recent days have outlined how deep the rot goes.
After another 8PM address, where Ramaphosa announced the closure of public schools and promised to fight corruption (heard this one before), patience is wearing thin.
Last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a number of changes to our lockdown regulations, including a few related specifically to face masks.
This past weekend, several ANC and government sources claimed another cabinet reshuffle was on the cards.
In his weekly letter to the nation, Ramaphosa laid out the tough times ahead, whilst the DA put forward a list of demands that includes immediately ending the lockdown.