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Ramaphosa extends submission deadline for PIC Inquiry report for third time
A commission of inquiry was set up by the president in October 2017. In March and June this year, the president extended the inquiry to allow it to complete its work.
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Ramaphosa: ‘African Communist Journal’ should continue to be critical of ANC
The political magazine was first published in 1959 by the South African Communist Party.
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Eskom CEO announcement to be made soon - Ramaphosa
The crisis-hit utility has been hobbled by technical and financial problems, and implemented days of power cuts last week after a number of its generating units broke down.
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Ramaphosa: 'Communist Journal' sharpened SA’s understanding of non-racialism
President Ramaphosa was speaking at the 60th anniversary of the publication which was held at Liliesleaf in Sandton on Monday.
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Ramaphosa praises KZN ANC for axing incompetent officials
In recent months, the party in the province under the leadership of its chairperson Sihle Zikalala sacked several government deployees including former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede.
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Jiba loses bid to be reappointed to NPA post
Jiba wanted the court to interdict President Cyril Ramaphosa and NPA head Shamila Batohi from filling her position pending a review of the decision to sack her.
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Ramaphosa attends launch of SA's first smartphone factory
President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the launch of the Mara Group's smartphone manufacturing plant in Durban, following the launch of the first plant in Kigali, Rwanda, two weeks ago.
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Ramaphosa thanks Mara Group for employing young people at smartphone plant
The plant, built at the Dube Trade port, employs 200 young people, many of whom were skilled but unemployed.
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Ramaphosa: UNHCR has commended SA for its welcoming asylum policies
The president told heads of foreign missions that the country would address the social and economic factors that led to the violence on foreign nationals.
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Ramaphosa: Africa the best place to invest
The president said that the continent had challenges with weak implementation and corruption but the continental free trade area would bring together 54 nations, their 1.2 billion people and their combined GDP of $3 trillion.
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Africa cannot fully develop if it remains a theatre of war - Ramaphosa
The president said transformation in the continent and development would no longer be on terms imposed by others.
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Ramaphosa: UK trade deal with SA will ensure certainty in case of no-Brexit deal
The president assured investors at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London that the country would, among others, review its immigration and visa regime to be more enabling to business.
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Ramaphosa congratulates Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed for Nobel Peace Prize win
Norwegian Nobel Committee explained that the award was for Ahmed's success in forging relations with Ethiopia’s neighbour, Eritrea, once a bitter enemy.
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BMA to tighten entry ports, SANDF to police borders, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the Border Management Authority (BMA) would tighten the ports of entry and that the SANDF would also assist in policing the borders.
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'Electricity behemoth' Eskom needs to be modernised, says Ramaphosa
The president said the private sector would play a key role in Eskom’s overhaul but said the state would remain in charge.
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Ramaphosa: The boycott culture is over, let's use paying to take SA forward
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the NCOP on Thursday that while rent and other boycotts helped bring down apartheid, that time was over.
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa Q&A session in NCOP
President Cyril Ramaphosa is answering questions the National Council of Provinces.
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Paper on Eskom’s future to be tabled before Cabinet soon, says Ramaphosa
The president made the announcement while speaking at the start of the first meeting of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council at Tuynhuys, in Cape Town, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Ramaphosa urges Home Affairs officials 'to do even better' at e-visa launch
The department had been accused of being slow to issue asylum or other documentation, forcing foreign nationals to live as illegals.
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Ramaphosa launches system to streamline visa applications
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Home Affairs head office in Pretoria to launch the e-Visa system, which will allow visa applications to be processed online without visiting a Home Affairs office.
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WATCH: Ramaphosa makes progress check on Home Affairs Dept
President Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting the Home Affairs head office in Tshwane as part of his commitment to promote good governance and professionalism in the public sector.
