A famous and all-time favourite quote by Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world”. There couldn’t be a better sentiment that needed to be expressed among our people today. South Africans should stop whining about the country if they don’t plan on doing something to change what they dislike […]

Unstoppable South African musician Don Clarke has released his latest gem – ‘Zuma Has Fallen’. All through Zuma’s ‘reign’ Don was relentless in creating video parodies that poked fun at and exposed the alleged corruption under former President Jacob Zuma. Don said: “That great moment has FINALLY arrived!!! SHARE the joy far and wide people! […]

The ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ meme has been popular around the world – depicting a disgruntled girlfriend looking at her boyfriend looking at another woman – and is even up for a Shorty Award (recognising great social media content)… But perhaps nobody has nailed ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ as well as this photoshopped version from South Africa, which has […]

Zelda La Grange, former private secretary to the late President Nelson Mandela, says Mandela would be “incredibly proud” of President Cyril Ramaphosa, and that “we should all walk very tall” from now on. In a post on facebook last night, after the State of the Nation Address (SONA), Zelda said: “We commit with you Mr […]

Let us put all the negativity that has dogged our country behind us “because a new dawn is upon us” – was the strong message that newly elected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shared with the nation on Friday night. “Together we are going to make history. We have done it before and we will […]

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/

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa – forgive me, President Ramaphosa – is self-evidently a private and reserved human being. Since his decision to contest the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC), he has been the subject of an endless series of “think-pieces”, more or less informed including by this author, as well as a year or […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

After a 13-hour marathon meeting, the ANC NEC has reportedly resolved to recall South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma… after he allegedly refused to resign when asked to do so by the ANC earlier in the evening. This is according to reports from journalists who have camped out all night outside the St George’s Hotel in […]

The ANC NEC meeting in Irene, near Pretoria, to discuss the fate of South African President Jacob Zuma, dragged on for over eight hours on Monday 12 February 2018… but finally, in the early hours of Tuesday, it was reported by the SABC that the ANC has given Zuma 48 hours to resign as head […]

The office of the Registrar of Banks received official notification on Monday from the Gupta-linked Bank of Baroda of its exit from South Africa. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has confirmed that the bank of Baroda is officially closing down its operations and will no longer operate in South Africa at the end of […]