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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country’s women’s football team “deserves equal pay” as men, as he welcomes them back after their crowning glory at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). South African women become African champions after beating Morocco 2-1 at the weekend. “I have been …

Following three weeks of the worst power cuts in South Africa’s history, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of interventions aimed at solving South Africa’s energy crisis. These include improving power utility Eskom’s performance as well as opening up electricity generation to private companies. It follows 10 days of …

Relentless calls for the resignation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on money laundering charges have drawn mixed reactions in the country. It comes after former intelligence chief Arthur Fraser filed a criminal complaint against president Ramaphosa, accusing him of money laundering and failing to report a theft from his …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in trouble after suspicions he bought silence of burglars who allegedly stole 3.8 million euros in cash from one of his properties. Four years ago, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to fight corruption that plagues South African society to the highest peak of the state. Today, …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended with immediate effect the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, accused of political bias. In 2019, the country’s highest court ruled that Ms Mkhwebane lied under oath and had acted in bad faith while carrying out some of her investigations. A …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has made a robust defence of his integrity after he was accused of being involved in kidnapping and bribery. Last week, former spy chief Arthur Fraser said the case related to the alleged attempted theft of $4m in 2020 at one of the president’s properties …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says “there is no basis for the claims of criminal conduct” relating to an alleged cover-up of a burglary at one of his properties in 2020. The country’s former spy chief, Arthur Fraser, has accused the president of kidnapping and bribery in a case he …

Former South African intelligence agency chief Arthur Fraser filed a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes including the ‘kidnapping’ and bribery of thieves who stole millions of dollars in one of its properties. Mr Fraser accuses the president of concealing an incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the lifting of COVID restrictions, imposed since the beginning of the pandemic. In a televised address, the president said the national state of disaster would end at midnight on Monday. “Masks will still be required indoors for another month,” he said. He said …

Many figures in South Africa as well as President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrated Nkosinathi Innocent Sizwe Maphumulo aka DJ Black Coffee after winning a trophy at the 65th Grammy Awards. DJ Black Coffee won the best dance/electronic music album category for his Subconsciously album. On Twitter, President Cyril Ramaphosa thanked him …