Government and Politics
Government and Politics
Coalition partners rift stall 2025 budget speech
Thursday | February 20, 2025 In a dramatic turn of events, South Africa’s Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana failed to table the 2025/2026 government budget in parliament which was scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) Toko Didiza announced in full glare to the members of parliament in Cape […]
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State of the Nation Address 2025 by President Ramaphosa
Delivered on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at City Hall Cape Town My Fellow South Africans, This State of the Nation Address is taking place as we celebrate 70 years since the adoption of the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. The Freedom Charter is the cornerstone of our democratic Constitution.It sets […]
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Full Speech of President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Opening of Parliament
This is the full speech by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the opening of Parliament at Cape Town City Hall in Cape Town on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Thoko Didiza, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Honourable Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Former President Thabo Mbeki, Former Deputy […]
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Former US President Donald Trump Survives Assassination at a Political Rally in Pennsylvania
Sunday July 14, 2024 The former President of the United States (US) Donald Trump survived a shooting by a gunman while campaigning in Pennsylvania State on Saturday July 13, 2024. Trump was seen going down after rings of gunshots and within seconds, the US Secret Service personnel had put down the assassin from a rooftop […]
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SA Parliament Elects President of the Republic
Friday | June 14, 2024 The new President of South Africa will be elected today, June 14, 2024, in parliamentary seating at the Cape Town International Convention Center in Cape Town. This incumbent of the seventh government administration since the dawn of democracy in 1994 will be nominated on the floor and voted for by […]
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South Africa heads to the polls
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 It is election day in South Africa (SA). The population is going to make a choice for the new leadership in national and provincial levels of governments. According to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the body vested with the authority to administer elections in SA, every citizen eligible to vote will […]
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Mayor of Johannesburg falls on his own sword
Tuesday | April 25, 2023 ANC Provincial Chairperson and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced the resignation of Thapelo Amad as the mayor of Johannesburg on Monday, April 24. A member of Al-Jama-ah, Amad thanked all the political parties which were part of the coalition that enabled him to become the mayor of Johannesburg. He was […]
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Gauteng Premier Makhura relinquishes power
Monday | September 5, 2022 The Premier of Gauteng province David Makhura is contemplating life after seven years of tenure in that public office. On Sunday, the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) led by Panyaza Lesufi announced that change in the provincial government is in progress. Makhura confirmed the developments […]
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Full Speech by President Ramaphosa: Normal Life Resumes in SA after 2-Year Covid-19 Stranglehold
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the termination of the National State of Disaster in response to the Covid-19 pandemic 4 April 2022 My Fellow South Africans, For the past 750 days, South Africa has been in a National State of Disaster. This is an extraordinary situation that is unprecedented in our country’s history. The […]
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Full Speech of President Ramaphosa: 50% Capacity Allowed in Events subject to Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Country’s response to Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic 22 Mar 2022 My Fellow South Africans, It is almost exactly two years since I stood before you to announce that South Africa would be entering a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This was a drastic and unprecedented measure. But it […]
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