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Members of the police clear a shopping centre with stun grenades, in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on Monday. Running battles between police and looters went into the night.Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times

Cyril Ramaphosa: ‘We will restore calm and order’

President said during a national address on Monday night that ‘we will be mobilising all available resources and capacities to restore order in our country’ President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday vowed to “restore calm and order”, as violent…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will detail government’s plans for the Easter weekend when he addresses South Africans at 7pm tonight. File photo.Image: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS

Cyril Ramaphosa wins the day as NEC takes tough stance on RET faction

Step aside or be suspended, ANC NEC says as it stands firm on corruption-accused members ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was given a 30-day reprieve before he faces a possible suspension should he refuse to step aside from his…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear at the state capture inquiry next month. File photo.Image: GCIS

Ramaphosa to address SA at 8pm Sunday

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Sunday night on the latest Covid-19 developments. In a statement on Sunday afternoon, the presidency said that the address would be on “developments in the country’s response to…

Sister Zoliswa Gidi- Dyosi is vaccinated against Covid-19 at Khayelitsha District Hospital on February 17 2021.Image: Twitter/Athi Geleba

Cape Town labour ward sister is first in SA to have Covid-19 vaccination

Labour ward sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi became the first healthworker in SA to be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday. She was injected with the Johnson & Johnson vaccination at Khayelitsha District Hospital in the Western Cape,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will be among the first to be vaccinated on Wednesday. File photo.Image: Esa Alexander/Sunday Times

President Cyril Ramaphosa among first to get Covid-19 vaccine

President Cyril Ramaphosa and health minister Zweli Mkhize will be among the first citizens to get inoculated with the newly acquired Johnson & Johnson vaccine which arrived in South Africa on Tuesday night. “To demonstrate our confidence…

Changes to Lockdown Alert Level 3 regulations

President @CyrilRamaphosa: The hours of the # curfew will now be from 11pm to 4am. Establishments will need to close by 10pm to allow their customers and staff to return home by curfew. pic.twitter.com/5c6g6Uu4S8 — Presidency | South…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa hints at a possible ‘family meeting’ soon

President says National Coronavirus Command Council to meet to decide way forward President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday hinted that he will address the nation soon as new cases of Covid-19 continue to soar despite stricter level 3…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.Image: GCIS

We won’t back down, says Ramaphosa as he pledges to push for corruption-accused to ‘step aside’

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday reiterated that the ANC would not back down on its decision that leaders accused of corruption should step aside from their position as per a national conference resolution. This means the ANC national…

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‘We have to decisively change the face of our economy’: Ramaphosa

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC-led government has to decisively change the face of SA’s economy, and not simply allow it to return to where it was before the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. “In other words, our task is not only…

The government has dismissed rumours about the country returning to level 5. File photo.Image: GCIS

Rumours that we’re going into level 5 are fake news, says presidency

The government has no plans to take SA into a hard lockdown. Rumours circulating on social media suggesting the national coronavirus command council (NCCC), in response to the rising numbers of Covid-19 infections, will meet to discuss a…

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in an emotional speech, urged citizens to do better in the fight against Covid-19 as SA moves to an adjusted level 3 of the lockdown.Image: GCIS

IN FULL | Ramaphosa’s emotional plea to SA as infections soar

President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled tougher lockdown restrictions on Monday evening in response to a second wave of Covid-19 which he described as an “extremely dangerous point in our fight against the pandemic”. During his speech, he…

President Cyril Ramaphosa is to address the nation on Monday night. File photo.Image: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS

President Ramaphosa to address the nation at 8pm on pandemic

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Monday on the second wave of Covid-19 infections that is placing hospitals and health care staff under massive strain. Ramaphosa will speak “on developments in relation to the…

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IN FULL | President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Monday, December 14

My fellow South Africans, It is just 11 days since I last addressed you. Then I reported on the signs of a resurgence of coronavirus infections in various parts of the country. On that day, the 3rd of December, our country recorded over…

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Ramaphosa clamps down on gatherings and alcohol sales as he tightens curfew

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday tightened up national Covid-19 restrictions, including on alcohol sales and large gatherings. The restrictions kick in from midnight, he said. Of particular concern, he said, were large gatherings,…

Transport Fikile Mbalula said if ANC members are accused of anything by a court of law, they should not have to wait for the party’s national executive committee to tell them to step aside.Image: Sunday Times

Mbalula backs Ramaphosa’s call for corruption-accused ANC members to step aside

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has thrown his weight behind ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for party members who are charged with crimes to step aside. This comes as ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is expected to appear at the…