Government and Politics
Government and Politics
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu dies at 62
Thursday | January 21, 2021 Jackson Mthembu, the Minister in the Presidency, has passed away as a result of COVID-19 complications, a statement from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office confirmed. Further, the statement said that Mthembu died earlier on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. “Minister Mthembu was an exemplary leader, an activist and life-long champion of freedom […]
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Full Speech: President Cyril Ramaphosa Stays Level 3 Lockdown Restrictions and Closes 20 Land borders
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, 11 January 2021 Fellow South Africans, We are now 11 days into a new year. Once again, I wish you all the very best for 2021. We enter this year with a great deal of hope – hope that […]
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Full Speech: SA President Cyril Ramaphosa Locks Country Back into Level 3
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress i2n the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuynhuys, Cape Town 28 December 2020 – 12:00am Fellow South Africans, In just four days from now, we will be ushering in a new year. This is traditionally a time of festivity and celebrating. Unfortunately, for us here in […]
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SA President Reactivates Strict Measures for Covid-19 During Festive Season – Cyril Ramaphosa’s Full Speech
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in national effort to contain Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic 14 Dec 2020 Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic My fellow South Africans, It is just 11 days since I last addressed you. Then I reported on the signs of a resurgence of […]
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SA government declares second wave of coronavirus
Wednesday | December 9, 2020 South Africa (SA) recorded 6, 706 Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, one of the highest in many weeks since the relaxation of its control measures. Dr. Zweli Mkhize, South Africa HealthMinister, officially declares the second wave of coronavirus in the country. The number of Covid-19 related deaths as of today are […]
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Leaked Maths and Science Exam re-write
Friday | December 4, 2020 The 2020 examination “mathematics paper 2” and “physical science paper 2” that leaked before time will be written again nationwide, the Department of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced on Friday. Matriculants who had a stop-and-start academic year which nearly called off due to Covid-19 outbreak have to bear the […]
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Full Speech of President Ramaphosa: Nelson Mandela Bay slammed with stringent Covid-19 measures
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Developments in Coronavirus Covid-19 response Thursday, 3 Dec 2020 My fellow South Africans, I wish to speak to you this evening about the current state of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa. Before doing so, I wish to express my appreciation to all South Africans who observed the five days of mourning […]
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Dr. Mokgethi named new Gauteng Department of Health MEC
Wednesday | December 2, 2020 Hardly two months after firing Dr. Bandile Masuku, Gauteng Province has its new MEC for Health. Dr. Nomathemba Mokgethi has been appointed to replace Dr. Masuku, Premier David Makhura made the announcement on Wednesday. Dr. Bandile Masuku, who previously held the MEC position, was axed in October 2020 after an […]
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Full Speech of President Ramaphosa: Government Relaxes More Covid-19 Restrictions and Extends National State of Disaster
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in the national effort to contain the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic 11 Nov 2020 My fellow South Africans, We have not had our national family meeting for some time. It has been many months now since the outbreak of the coronavirus in South Africa. The pandemic has caused great hardship for all […]
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SA Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu dies at 54
Wednesday | November 11, 2020 Kimi Makwetu, the outgoing Auditor-General (AG) of South Africa, has died in hospital, a statement from his office read. He was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2018. With his tenure ending this November, Makwethu was due to join the United Nations Independent Advisory Committee. Born and breed in […]
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