Tag: Cyril Ramaphosa
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S Africa protest forces President Ramaphosa to suspend state of union speech
Malema further added to his comment that parliament was wrong to invite to De Klerk. It is a tradition for former presidents to attend the annual address given by a sitting president.
February 14, 2020 -
Thousands rally worldwide against abuse of women
Protesters gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in Istanbul blocked the path of roughly 2,000 protesters before firing tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse them.
November 26, 2019 -
South Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma faces court on corruption charges
Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, graft and racketeering related to the 1990s arms deal struck when he was deputy president to the country's second black president Thabo Mbeki.
October 15, 2019 -
S Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma to testify in graft scandal inquiry
Zuma, 77, has denied all wrongdoing, and his lawyers have described the inquiry as an attempt to "ambush and humiliate" him.
July 13, 2019 -
Modi says terrorism biggest threat to humanity, asks BRICS leaders to curb terror funding
The Prime Minister, who is in Osaka for the G20 Summit, congratulated Jair Bolsonaro on being elected as the President of Brazil and welcomed him in the BRICS family.
June 28, 2019 -
South Africa lawmakers re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as President
Ramaphosa will be sworn in on Saturday and name a deputy president and cabinet at the weekend.
May 23, 2019 -
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invites Rahul Gandhi for visit
A Congress delegation led by Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Ramaphosa, also the President of African National Congress (ANC).
January 26, 2019 -
Sovereign India celebrates 70th Republic Day today
President Ram Nath Kovind will host Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Republic of South Africa, at Rajpath; the Republic Day Parade will start with Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti under India Gate, paying homage to the martyrs
January 26, 2019 -
Confirmed: Cyril Ramaphosa to be chief guest at Republic Day 2019
Cyril Ramaphosa will be the second leader from South Africa, after former President Nelson Mandela, to attend India’s Republic Day parade as the chief guest
December 1, 2018 -
After Trump’s no, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa likely chief guest at Republic Day parade
Ramaphosa will be the second leader from South Africa to attend India’s Republic Day parade as the chief guest. Former President Nelson Mandela was the chief guest at the 1995 Republic Day parade.
November 16, 2018 -
President Ramaphosa leads Gandhi Walk in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led nearly 5,000 people at the annual ‘Gandhi Walk’ in Lenasia, an Indian township south of Johannesburg, seeking to promote community awareness and fitness among his countrymen. This was the first time that a sitting head of the state joined the walk, now in its 33rd consecutive edition, Gandhi Walk …
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April 16, 2018 -
S African president mourns Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s death
Winnie, former President Nelson Mandela's wife, died in Johannesburg Monday
April 3, 2018 -
Will corruption end with Zuma?
Was it a controversial indictment of corruption that led to the resignation of South African President Jacob Zuma on 14 February? Zuma has all along denied any wrongdoing. Jacob Zuma, one of the colourful compatriots of Nelson Mandela, was elected as the fourth president in May 2009 – that is, since the end of apartheid …
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March 1, 2018 -
South African President Jacob Zuma resigns
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday resigned from his office with immediate effect making the announcement in a televised address to the nation. The 75-year-old has been under increasing pressure to give way to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the ANC’s new leader. Zuma, who has been in power since 2009, faces numerous allegations of …
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February 15, 2018 -
Recovery of South Africa
The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as the leader of South Africa’s African National Congress has been greeted with a fair measure of hope and optimism across the world. He is set to take over as the next President and the implications of the change of guard in Johannesburg are profound. The party that nearly 25 …
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December 21, 2017 -
South African ruling party’s new leader calls for unity
Cyril Ramaphosa, the new leader of South Africa’s ruling ANC party, has called for unity and put issues such as improving the economy, corruption or land distribution among his main priorities. In his closing address at the African National Congress’s 54th Conference on Wednesday night, Ramaphosa thanked the party members for having overcome the speculations …
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December 21, 2017