Cyril Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa is the fifth President of South Africa, having taken office in February 2018. He is a South African politician, businessman and former trade union leader who rose to prominence as the general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers during the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1980s. Ramaphosa played a key role in negotiating South Africa's transition to democracy and was chief negotiator for the African National Congress during the constitutional talks that led to the country's first democratic elections in 1994. After leaving politics in the mid-1990s, he built a substantial business career, becoming one of South Africa's wealthiest individuals through investments in mining, telecommunications and other sectors. He returned to active politics in 2012 when he was elected deputy president of the ANC, and subsequently served as Deputy President of South Africa from 2014 to 2018 under President Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa became president following Zuma's resignation and won a full term in the 2019 general election, then secured a second term in 2024 at the head of a Government of National Unity. His presidency has focused on tackling corruption, reviving economic growth and addressing the country's energy crisis and high unemployment. He recurs in coverage of South African politics, economic policy, state capture investigations and regional African affairs. Ramaphosa studied law at the University of South Africa and began his career as a legal adviser to the Council of Unions of South Africa before founding the National Union of Mineworkers in 1982.
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Reappointed Nyati links Eskom unbundling to board’s new top priority of electricity affordability 
By: Terence Creamer 25th September 2026 Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati, whose term has been extended by a further three years, says the board’s top priority has shifted from... →
PSA welcomes signing of Public Service Commission Bill into law
18th September 2026 The Public Servants Association (PSA) welcomes the signing into law of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa as a... →
Massive E Cape climate tapestry heads to auction
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th September 2026 A massive 5 m x 2 m tapestry stitched by 41 women and two men in Hamburg, a remote village on the Eastern Cape coast, has gone to auction at a... →
Ramaphosa booked off from public engagements
17th September 2026 The Presidency wishes to advise that, due to ill health, President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently booked off from public engagements. President... →
DA launches petition to reject SAPS safety warnings as body of ninth woman found
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th September 2026 DA mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni Khathu Rasilingwane has launched a full-scale petition rallying residents and women across the municipality to... →
Madlanga Commission remembers whistleblowers as it marks one year
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th September 2026 The Madlanga Commission marks its one-year milestone with “tangible results” having exposed deep institutional corruption, according to Commission... →
Eskom unbundling to be carefully sequenced and managed over coming 18 months – Pieterse
By: Terence Creamer 16th September 2026 National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse has described moves under way to transfer ownership and control of Eskom’s grid assets to an... →
Daily Podcast – September 16, 2026
By: Halima Frost 16th September 2026 Making headlines: ANC loses case against IEC, calls for ‘calm, discipline’ from members; South African inflation expectations stabilise in third... →
Have South Africans always been hostile to migrants? Historians map a chequered history
16th September 2026 Anti-immigrant violence began to sweep across South Africa once again in March 2026. Over the following months an estimated 56 000 Malawians and... →
SIU exposes R58m land fraud syndicate in Ekurhuleni municipality
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th September 2026 The Special Investigating Unit has uncovered a massive criminal syndicate responsible for the fraudulent transfer of Ekurhuleni municipal land... →
