South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has won a legal bid to temporarily halt an impeachment inquiry into his conduct, in a case linked to the so-called “Farmgate” scandal that has dogged his administration for years. The ruling gives the president breathing room as courts prepare to weigh the substantive constitutional questions at the heart of […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa travelled to France to pay tribute to South Africans who lost their lives during the First World War, using the occasion to call for greater public recognition of Black South Africans whose contributions to the war were long overlooked in the country’s official historical narrative. A visit to historic battlefields
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning to anti-migrant groups demanding that foreign nationals leave the country, as thousands of people from across the African continent reportedly departed South Africa ahead of an unofficial deadline set for Tuesday. The president’s remarks come amid mounting tensions between vigilante coalitions and migrant communities, several
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suffered a setback in his efforts to halt a parliamentary committee investigating allegations of misconduct against him, in a case rooted in a controversial episode at his private game farm. With the inquiry set to continue its work, the controversy that first surfaced several years ago is again at
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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa launched Operation Prosper in February 2026 — a military deployment targeting the gang-ridden, crime-scarred townships of Cape Town and surrounding provinces. Three months on, the operation has produced modest results, sparked fierce debate about civil liberties, and exposed the deep structural failures that have allowed organised crime to take root
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