Cyril Ramaphosa

Leader of the African Content Movement (ACM) Hlaudi Motsoeneng says his party will bring some much needed “fresh air” onto the political scene. ACM, launched in December 2018, will be contesting all spheres of governance, starting with the…

Democracy Works is a book that attempts to show that the best way to economic development is through a democratic governance system. The book is co-written by Greg Mills, the Nigerian former military dictator, and president Olusegun…

Subscribe to Sipho’s Weekly Political Newsletter. Two very telling events occurred this week: in the State of the Nation Address,  President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the French oil company Total has discovered oil deposits off the…

I remember the day that Jacob Zuma announced fully subsidised free education. There was a mixture of excitement and confusion on social media, but for the most part what I felt was anger, writes NALEDI MASHISHI. The haphazard way the…

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed media on January 29.  The commission spoke on the outcomes of the final registration weekend for the 2019 National Elections. The Daily Vox team rounds up. Around 2.5 million South…

South Africans will go to the polls on 8 May 2019 to elect a new parliament.  Here’s everything you need to know about  participating in the elections. https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/elections-to-watch-out-for-in-2019-shaazia-ebrahim…

South Africa has come under a great deal of criticism for its response to the situations unfolding in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In both situations, the international relations and cooperation department (Dirco)…

The fate of the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hangs in the balance. The disputed election results - released after long delays from the electoral commission - announced that Felix Tshisekedi as the winner. There…

The African National Congress launched its elections manifesto, and a promise of 275,000 new jobs per year is a key pillar of it. While party faithful interviewed by The Daily Vox at the rally expressed confidence in the party’s vision for…

Thousands of people flocked the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday for the African National Congress 107th birthday celebration, and launch of its manifesto for the 2019 national and provincial elections. People from different walks of life…

Let’s be real: 2018 has been one very long year. If you don’t believe us, here’s a list of all the things that happened this year. SHAAZIA EBRAHIM and FATIMA MOOSA wrap up.  We switched presidents We got a whole new president in 2018,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his second cabinet reshuffle on Thursday afternoon, a change enforced by the death of the environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa, and the resignation of the home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba. The…

“We are satisfied that most delegates and stakeholders at the summit have signed the declaration with amendments,” said the minister of social development Susan Shabangu at a briefing, which concluded the The National Gender Summit.…

President Cyril Ramaphosa made some lofty promises in his address at the National Gender Summit held in Pretoria on November 1. Gender activists, civil society organisations and government convened at the Summit to put forward solutions to…

Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), base erosion, profit shifting (BEPS) and wage evasion is a growing problem that is causing huge capital resource leakages in South Africa. Many organisations, journalists and academics are working to…

The 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is currently taking place in New York. Various heads of states, ministers and activists have been meeting to discuss the current problems which are facing the world. One important event that…

On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opened the 2018 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World Conference at the Durban ICC, which is taking place in the African soil for the very first time since South Africa…

Let’s be honest. Ramaphoria (for those of you who contracted it) is wearing thin. The country is still in a shambles. Economically, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s term is turning out ot be just as bad as when Jacob Zuma was in office. The rand…

“If South Africans are afraid of expropriating the land without compensation because of sanctions and backlash, then don’t vote for the EFF,” the Commander-in-Chief (CIC) Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said. “We are…

On 27 July 2018 leaders of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping released the outcomes of their intense summit negotiations, known as the Johannesburg Declaration. In marked departure from previous summits, the…