Vol 62 No 7 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
It was a stern test of President Cyril Ramaphosa's authority as he won a provisional majority for his position against Magashule and he berated his predecessor Jacob Zuma and his allies for their attacks on the country's judiciary...
Given President Cyril Ramaphosa's focus on gender equality Africa Confidential understands he may well nominate one of several eligible female judges...
Vol 62 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Former President Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress Secretary-General Ace Magashule who are both facing multiple corruption charges have launched an open brazen campaign to unseat President Cyril Ramaphosa from the presidency of the party and then the state...
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Vol 62 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Cyril Ramaphosa described King Goodwill as a 'visionary leader' and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation lauded his 'commitment to nation-building'...
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There have been repeated tête-à-têtes between President Paul Kagame and South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on African Union business over the last few years...
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Vol 62 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Union leaders want President Cyril Ramaphosa to sack Mboweni as part of an upcoming reshuffle...
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Vol 62 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The leftist and populist wings of the ruling African National Congress and the trade unions want President Cyril Ramaphosa to sack Mboweni...
Treasury as a pawn As if the Treasury were not under enough pressure already it has become a battleground in the struggle between the Zuma faction of the ANC led by the beleaguered general secretary Ace Magashule and President Cyril Ramaphosa...
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Vol 62 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Zuma and his ally ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule who is also facing corruption charges are trying to build up grassroots resistance to the government's economic policies directly challenging ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership (AC Vol 62 No 1 Challenging the statist quo & Vol 61 No 22 The 'Ramaphosa Compromise')...
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Vol 62 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Cyril Ramaphosa's attempt to fight grand corruption in state agencies and the ruling party faces critical tests over the next month on two parallel tracks...
Former Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi led the investigation into the State Security Agency (SSA) and delivered it to President Cyril Ramaphosa in December 2018...
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Vol 62 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Given his political plans said to include challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa for the presidency of the ANC Magashule finds his current party position far too useful...
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Vol 62 No 3 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
That triggered a showdown between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his foes in the governing African National Congress (ANC) when he called for tougher rules for officials abusing their positions (AC Vol 61 No 17 Graft puts ANC on the spot)...