Cyril Ramaphosa

The African Union secured almost 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the continent, a step toward starting the complex task of inoculating more than 1.2 billion people with limited logistical and financial resources. Africa has recorded…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has asked the South African authorities to reciprocate Nigerian Government's gesture by securing the business interests of Nigerians in South Africa. Lawan stated this when a three-man delegation led…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday re-imposed a night curfew and suspended alcohol sales as coronavirus infections spiked and the health system risked being overwhelmed. Coronavirus infection numbers had in recent days…

South Africa on Saturday reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily jump on record for the country as it hurtles towards an anticipated spike. Daily tallies released by the health ministry showed 10,853 new…

South Africa sought to revive its stuttering economy on Monday with the partial lifting of a coronavirus lockdown, letting people out for work, worship or shopping, and allowing mines and factories to run at full capacity. President…

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday prolonged by a further 14 days a national lockdown aimed at stemming coronavirus, saying the struggle was “far from over” as infections rose to 1,934. “After careful consideration of…

The spread of the coronavirus to South Africa will have a huge impact on travel and a negative impact on the already struggling South African economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. Ramaphosa was speaking hours after the…

South Africa slipped into recession in the final three months of 2019, the country’s statistics bureau said on Tuesday, the second contraction to hit the economy in as many years. It is the third recession the continent’s most…

South Africa's last apartheid-era president, F.W. De Klerk, on Monday apologised and withdrew a controversial statement that apartheid was not a crime against humanity, following an outcry. De Klerk, 83, shared the Nobel Peace Prize…

The poor state of South Africa's power utility on Friday implemented the hihest level of electricity rationing after its coal supply was dampened by rain. Debt-ridden Eskom, which generates 95 per cent of the country’s…