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President Cyril Ramaphosa
Historic South Africa–hosted G20 adopts declaration without the United States
G20 leaders opened their gathering in Johannesburg with a surprise move, approving a joint declaration at the outset of their summit even as the United States refused to participate. The United States’ absence in protest, South Africa pressed ahead and secured unanimous backing from the remaining members, a break from the group’s traditional end-of-summit adoption….
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Women stage powerful lie-down protest against gender violence before G20 in South Africa
Ahead of the G20 summit in South Africa, some women have embarked on a lie-down demonstration...
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White House blasts South Africa’s Ramaphosa for ‘running his mouth’ in growing G20 boycott row
It appears the tension between the United States and South Africa won’t end anytime soon....
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South Africa tightens security as G20 summit triggers protests and global tensions
South Africa rolled out a full display of state power on Wednesday as police and military units...
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa hits back as Trump pulls U.S. from G20, calling it ‘their loss’
The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to boycott the Group of 20 gathering in South Africa has received a fierce response from President Cyril Ramaphosa. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament,...
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South Africa’s long-awaited apartheid crimes probe hits legal snag on opening day
South Africa’s long-awaited inquiry into claims that successive post-apartheid governments interfered with investigations into apartheid-era crimes was delayed on its opening day after a dispute...
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South Africa’s Julius Malema found guilty of hate speech over fiery 2022 rally remarks
South African politician Julius Malema has once again landed in legal trouble, this time after a court ruled that fiery remarks he made at a 2022 rally amounted to hate speech. The Equality Court on Wednesday...
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South Africa opens ‘National Dialogue’ to tackle poverty, inequality, corruption, and more
South Africa is embarking on a nationwide conversation aimed at confronting its most urgent challenges, as President Cyril Ramaphosa launches a “national dialogue” in Pretoria. The two-day...
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South Africa rejects U.S. human rights report as “inaccurate and deeply flawed”
South Africa has rebuked the latest U.S. State Department human rights assessment, calling it “inaccurate and deeply flawed” and accusing the U.S. government of peddling distorted narratives....
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South Africa: Ramaphosa suspends police minister, orders judicial probe into alleged ties to criminal syndicates
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and launched a judicial inquiry into claims that high-ranking officials have been collaborating with criminal syndicates....
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Death toll hits 101 in South Africa’s Eastern Cape floods as search for missing children continues
The devastating floods that swept through South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape two weeks ago have now claimed 101 lives, including a 12-month-old baby, the youngest victim so far. Authorities confirmed...
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South Africa declares national disaster as Eastern Cape flood death toll reaches 92
South Africa has declared a national state of disaster following catastrophic flooding in the Eastern Cape, where torrential rains and violent weather have killed at least 92 people and displaced thousands...
