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S. Africa opposition seeks to revive impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa

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S. Africa opposition seeks to revive impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protest as they head to the Constitutional Court, challenging the National Assembly’s rejection of a report that could have initiated impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, on November 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)…

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What is South Africa’s new law on climate change?

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What is South Africa’s new law on climate change?

Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, on May 9. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, signed into law a piece of legislation that will impose mandatory…

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South African parties agree on Cabinet positions, sealing deal on new coalition government

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South African parties agree on Cabinet positions, sealing deal on new coalition government

DA leader John Steenhuisen was appointed Minister of agriculture. | Photo Credit: Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet late Sunday night (June 30) after his African National Congress (ANC), the former main Opposition party and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling. Mr….

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South Africa Government Formed After Tough Coalition Deal With Opposition

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South Africa Government Formed After Tough Coalition Deal With Opposition

Johannesburg: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new government on Sunday with the opposition receiving 12 out of 32 portfolios following tough coalition negotiations after the ruling ANC lost its outright parliamentary majority. The African National Congress, which has governed the country since the advent of democracy in 1994, retained 20 out of 32…

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South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

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South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

South African Président Cyril Ramaphosa, right, greets opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, left, at the first sitting of Parliament since elections, in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black…

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Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president with help from coalition parties

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Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president with help from coalition parties

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa (CL) and his wife Tshepo Motsepe (CR) arrive ahead of Ramaphosa’s inauguration as President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on June 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital,…

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South Africa’s President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal

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South Africa’s President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on June 14, after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with a former political foe just hours before the vote. Mr. Ramaphosa, the leader of the African National Congress, won convincingly in Parliament against a surprise candidate who was also…

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South African President Ramaphosa seems set for reelection after key party says it will back him

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South African President Ramaphosa seems set for reelection after key party says it will back him

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa . File | Photo Credit: REuters The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be re-elected for a second term in Parliament later on June 14. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen says his party has formally signed a…

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The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority

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The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority

MK Party supporters dance in the middle of the street in Mahlbnathini village in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on May 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since…

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South Africa heading for ‘coalition country’ as partial election results have the ANC below 50%

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South Africa heading for ‘coalition country’ as partial election results have the ANC below 50%

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa casts his vote during the South African elections in Soweto, South Africa, on May 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa was heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time on Friday as partial election results put the ruling African National Congress well…

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