President Cyril Ramaphosa believes South Africa can DOUBLE the size of employed people in tourism, and has called on South Africans to welcome tourists with open hearts. Delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament in Cape Town on Friday evening, Ramaphosa said tourism sustains 700,000 direct jobs and is performing better than […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced at SONA (State of the Nation Address) that “decisive action” will be taken this year to realise the enormous economic potential of agriculture in South Africa… and will include expropriation of land without compensation. He said: “This year we will take decisive action to realise the enormous economic potential of agriculture. […]

WATCH President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver the State of the Nation Address, South Africa 2018 Earlier this evening: https://www.facebook.com/glynda.kramer/videos/10157687709667228/

South Africa’s newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa has an illustrious career which has seen him working in the private sector, the labour movement and he was among the writers of South Africa’s new democratic constitution. Born on 17 November 1952 in Johannesburg, President Ramaphosa played an important role in the liberation struggle for a democratic […]

Eish, SABC news anchor Peter Ndoro mistakenly reported this morning that South Africa’s brand new President, Cyril Ramaphosa, had passed away. The South African Broadcasting Corporation reporter muddled Ramaphosa’s name with that of former Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who died on Wednesday from colon cancer. Just last month Ndoro mistakenly said that IFP leader Prince […]

A photo of a beaming President Cyril Ramaphosa striding through the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, just hours after being sworn in as South Africa’s fifth president has gone viral. The photo was taken by South African model Lee-Ann Liebenberg (who was voted FHM-South Africa’s Sexiest Woman in the World in 2005), who then posted […]

If you missed it, here’s the message that DA Leader Mmusi Maimane delivered to President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament earlier today: “Mr Ramaphosa, we wish you well, but know that we will hold you accountable!” Watch Maimane Address Ramaphosa: https://www.facebook.com/DemocraticAlliance/videos/10155461356058111/ Ramaphosa’s Response: Ramaphosa said that in his tradition when a young man becomes a man, […]

Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the fifth democratically elected President of South Africa on Thursday. In a packed Media Centre in the Presidency precinct at Tuynhuys, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng officiated the swearing in of the President following his election in the National Assembly earlier in the day. The jovial President, looking dapper […]

Despite the mood amongst ordinary South Africans being quite euphoric that Acting President Cyril Ramaphosa is poised to be nominated and elected as the President of South Africa, opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced that it will not support Ramaphosa’s nomination, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) say they won’t participate in the […]

The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament will today, in the National Assembly, nominate ANC President and Deputy President of the Republic, Cyril Ramaphosa, to be elected as the new President of the Republic of South Africa. This follows the resignation of President Jacob Zuma as President of the Republic, after the decision of the […]

A South African television reporter was a little surprised by the responses he received from people in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, last night… after President Jacob Zuma’s resignation. “Gee Whizz,” said a shocked Nickolaus Bauer, after revellers in the city called Zuma a “mother f***er” and said “f *** him” during his live interviews with them on […]

The owner of Fairview Wine and Cheese farm in the Paarl region of the Western Cape, South Africa – Charles Back – has posted an inspiring message that conveys such hope for SA, despite having suffered a brutal attack on his popular farm… where he was left for dead. Charles, who also owns The Goats […]

Here’s DA Leader Mmusi Maimane’s reaction to Zuma’s resignation: The DA welcomes Jacob Zuma’s overdue resignation as President. We rejoice with all South Africans today as the long, painful decade of Zuma’s presidency finally comes to an end. Jacob Zuma did untold harm to our country. More people are unemployed than ever before, and more […]

Here is the full statement from the African National Congress (ANC) on the resignation of the President of the Repblic of South Africa, their Comrade Jacob Zuma. This statement was issued Wednesday evening by Jessie Duarte, ANC Deputy Secretary General: A few minutes ago, Comrade Jacob Zuma announced to the nation that he is resigning […]

President Jacob Zuma – who has sacrificed most of his life to the ANC and South Africa – has made the painful decision to resign with immediate effect from his position as President of South Africa… proving, one could say, his deep undying love for the party and the country, on Valentine’s Day 2018. Zuma […]

Watch President Jacob Zuma (75) address the nation tonight, 14 February 2018, at 22h00 (or it may be delayed!). He will be speaking from Union Buildings, Pretoria, delivering probably the most important speech of his career, and possibly the last as leader of South Africa… Earlier today (a LOT has happened on this Valentine’s Day […]

Being South African means having a lot of humour during trying times! Here are just some of the Jacob Zuma Resignation jokes and memes being shared on social media, as the country (and world) waited to find out whether he would or would not resign. Followed by those jokes that came after Jacob Zuma resigned as […]

During an exclusive interview with the SABC, President Jacob Zuma expressed his ongoing confusion as to what he has done wrong to be recalled by the African National Congress (ANC). Watch below. After the interview the ANC said it has noted the context to the decision of the NEC to recall Jacob Zuma, as a […]

Jenna Lowe’s family has been invited to attend the 6th World Symposium for Pulmonary Hypertension in Nice, France… where the official theme song will be Kristi and Jenna’s song: “I Need More Time”! The symposium – which runs from 27 February to 1 March – will be attended by approximately 4,000 doctors from all over […]

Nando’s does it again! This time the fast food chicken restaurant chain appears to have predicted the Gupta raid that took place this morning in Saxonwold, South Africa! The “We Can Fix Our Sh*t” ad was aired two months ago, in mid-December 2017, and ended with this section: The chicken have come home to roost. […]

The Hawks have arrested three people for alleged corruption in respect of the Vrede farm investigations, two of whom are allegedly Gupta brothers. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Hawks said two other suspects are expected to hand themselves over to police. “So far, three people have been arrested and two other suspects are […]

South African Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba told 24 hour news channel, CNN, that President Jacob Zuma (75) will be removed by Parliament if he does not voluntarily go. The ANC caucus is currently holding a meeting to discuss the way forward. UPDATE: The ANC Parliamentary Caucus has agreed to table a motion of no confidence against […]

Capetonians are celebrating the news that Day Zero has been pushed back to 4 June 2018, as a result of the lowest daily consumption average yet of 529 million litres a day for the past week. Well done Cape Town!!! But as these photos – taken by Byron Martin on Sunday – show, more needs to be […]

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) officially released the statistics for the unemployment rate in SA during the fourth quarter in 2017. The statistics, released on Tuesday, show the rate has dropped down to 26.7%.  Stats SA says that 5.9 million people are unemployed but actively looking for jobs. The unemployment rate for females remain higher than […]

The words many South Africans have marched, protested and prayed to hear have finally been uttered by the African National Congress (ANC): President Jacob Zuma is to be recalled by the party. However, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said it’s not worth the paper it’s written on and Zuma can ignore it. The National Executive Committee […]