Africa Confidential understands that President Cyril Ramaphosa alongside Godongwana told Deputy Finance Minister Masondo to resign as PIC chair on 23 July...

Nandi-Ndaitwah's relationship with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa remains central...

For President Cyril Ramaphosa the operation appeared successful...

Lamola owes his rapid rise – appointed Justice Minister immediately after entering the National Assembly in May 2019 and moved to International Relations after the 2024 elections – to his close relationship with President Cyril Ramaphosa...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's government faces a challenge that reaches far beyond immigration...

‘These are the acts of opportunists who are exploiting the legitimate grievances particularly those of the poor under the false guise of “community activism” ' said President Cyril Ramaphosa on 11 May...

France's President Emmanuel Macron had initially invited President Cyril Ramaphosa to represent Africa but the Trump administration had threatened to boycott if South Africa attended...

Copyright © Africa Confidential 2026 Cyril Ramaphosa has spent much of his presidency surviving political crises without ever fully restoring his authority...

Tshwane matters politically because it contains heavy concentrations of urban middle-class and younger voters who were part of Cyril Ramaphosa's reformist base...

It showed the importance of cooperation with South Africa despite President Donald Trump's outbursts over some of President Cyril Ramaphosa's policies...