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...

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa was a leading no-show said to have been irritated by France's apparent concession to Washington that Ramaphosa should not attend next month's G7 summit in Évian...

President Cyril Ramaphosa who was often at odds with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has announced that elections for all district metropolitan and local municipalities will be held on 4 November in each of the nine provinces...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has already said he will be too busy to attend...