… The make-up of parliament has radically changed over the last four years as Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) party no longer holds a majority and governs as part of a coalition following the 2024 election. …
… There is no doubt that underground, hidden hands are exploiting the frustration many South African blacks feel at the failure of the ANC Government to give them jobs and improve living conditions for them. …
… Zuma, a long-standing member of the African National Congress (ANC), was forced out of office in 2018 following a string of corruption allegations concerning the Guptas. …
… He claimed the attacks were being driven by political considerations, arguing that the governing African National Congress (ANC) was losing support among Black South Africans because of high unemployment. …
… Ramaphosa is under pressure ahead of upcoming municipal elections in November, when his African National Congress party is expected to see its support fall, as it has been for years, due to poor governance and sluggish economic growth.
… At that time, the president’s African National Congress (ANC) controlled more than half the seats in parliament, but after the 2024 election, he no longer has that majority to rely on. …
… According to him, several political analysts and commentators have attributed the MK Party’s rise partly to its strong ethnic and regional support base, as well as growing public dissatisfaction with the ruling African National Congress (ANC). …
… The minister is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the second-biggest party in the coalition government led by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress (ANC). …
A South African court has ruled in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to temporarily halt a parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the "Farmgate" scandal, in which burglars stole large sums of cash hidden in a sofa from his private farm in 2022. The halt is pending the court's determination of Ramaphosa's separate legal challenge to the independent panel's findings, which parliament had previously shelved before being ordered by the Constitutional Court in May to revive the impeachment process.
A South African court has ruled in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to temporarily halt a parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the "Farmgate" scandal, in which burglars stole large sums of cash hidden in a sofa from his private farm in 2022. The halt is pending the court's determination of Ramaphosa's separate legal challenge to the independent panel's findings, which parliament had previously shelved before being ordered by the Constitutional Court in May to revive the impeachment process.
The article marks March 21, 1960, when apartheid South African police shot 69 black Africans protesting pass laws, sparking regional resistance. Independent African states, particularly Frontline States, provided military support to anti-apartheid fighters, ultimately forcing negotiations that led to Nelson Mandela's release and South Africa's 1994 democratic election.
A photograph of former South African President Jacob Zuma meeting Ajay Gupta at an Indian temple prompted Cabinet Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni to say Zuma was "showing the middle finger" to South Africans. The Gupta brothers were accused a decade ago of profiting from close ties to Zuma and influencing policy; they left South Africa in 2018 amid a judicial commission investigating alleged state capture.
Solomon Owusu, Director of Communications for the United Party, has accused the South African government of financing recent attacks and killings of Ghanaians in South Africa, claiming the violence is politically motivated and linked to the ruling ANC's declining support.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned against scapegoating migrants for the country's economic problems, saying South Africans must address their own challenges despite justifiable frustrations over unemployment, crime, and public services. The warning comes as anti-immigrant groups have launched protests and attacks on foreign nationals, citing high joblessness and other social issues.
South Africa marked the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising on June 16, when over 200 young people protesting against the apartheid education system were killed by police. The events, now commemorated annually as Youth Day, represent a turning point in the liberation struggle against white minority rule.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible removal from office as MPs establish a committee to recommend whether he should be impeached over a 2020 robbery at his private farm where $580,000 in cash was allegedly stolen from a sofa. The scandal, which surfaced publicly in 2022 through former spy chief Arthur Fraser's allegations that Ramaphosa hid the theft from police and tax authorities, has escalated after the country's highest court ruled that MPs had unconstitutionally blocked earlier impeachment moves.
Ernesto Yeboah, leader of the Economic Fighters' League, defended Ghana's decision to evacuate nationals affected by afrophobic attacks in South Africa, calling criticisms by South African opposition politician Julius Malema "complete rubbish" and asserting that the government's intervention reflected responsible leadership and concern for citizen safety.
An investigation into alleged police corruption in South Africa, led by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has completed its second phase with an interim report submitted to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday. The 64-day hearing phase included testimony from 32 witnesses and revealed allegations including infiltration of police and government by organised crime groups and details of an alleged drug cartel.
South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that foreign nationals cannot reapply for asylum once rejected, saying unlimited repeat applications could create administrative chaos and prevent deportations. The ruling ended a case brought by two Burundians who had reapplied after their 2014 rejections, arguing changed circumstances warranted reconsideration.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected calls to resign following a scandal in which thieves stole foreign currency hidden in a sofa on his ranch. A Constitutional Court ruling has revived impeachment proceedings against him, but Ramaphosa said the judgment does not compel him to resign and pledged to defend himself against misconduct allegations.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans after a court revived impeachment proceedings against him over a scandal involving foreign cash stolen from his ranch. The Constitutional Court ruled that a previous ANC parliamentary vote blocking impeachment was invalid, and analysts expect Ramaphosa to defend himself.
An opinion piece by Amos Safo examines recent xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians and Nigerians in South Africa, including an incident involving a Ghanaian whose resident documents were questioned by a mob. The author criticises a South African blogger's personal attacks on Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for condemning the violence as a betrayal of African solidarity.
South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that parliament unconstitutionally blocked impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2022, following a legal challenge by opposition parties. The ruling could prompt fresh impeachment proceedings; Ramaphosa had denied wrongdoing after a 2022 panel suggested he may have a case to answer regarding over $500,000 in cash stolen from his home.
An opinion piece condemns violent attacks on Africans in South Africa as an affront to humanity while arguing that governments have a responsibility to secure their countries, but must never resort to extra-judicial violence regardless of migrants' legal status. The author calls for measured analysis rather than caricaturing populations as inherently xenophobic.
Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa called on African leaders to strongly condemn recurring xenophobic attacks against West African nationals, particularly Ghanaians, in South Africa, saying they undermine Pan-African values. Ghana has engaged South African authorities at the highest levels, and the South African government has expressed regret and assured investigations and measures to curb the attacks.