Bulawayo24 News - Skyes! "it makes perfect sense"

Push to scrap BEE in South Africa

South Africa's Democratic Alliance took aim at the country's black economic empowerment (BEE) laws, setting up a clash with the African National Congress with which it serves in an uneasy governing coalition.The DA, the second-largest part…

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 16:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Ramaphosa visited Maumela more than two times'

A neighbour living on the exclusive Sandton street where Hangwani Maumela's house was raided by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) last week in connection with the R2bn Tembisa Hospital scandal, claims that President Cyril Ramaphosa is a…

Published: 17 Oct 2025 at 12:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa's Phuthi Mahanyele and Apartheid Naspers' News24

Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, the CEO of Naspers SA, is a figure whose life and career are marked by complexity and controversy. According to her, she has held shares in Naspers since childhood, a gift from her father for her birthday. This e…

Published: 15 Oct 2025 at 10:16hrs | | by Sipho Tshabalala

Ramaphosa mourns Zimbabwean, Malawian victims of Limpopo bus disaster

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent condolences to the governments and people of Zimbabwe and Malawi following Sunday's horror bus crash near Makhado in Limpopo, which claimed at least 42 lives.The bus was travelling from Gqeb…

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Madlanga commission will lead to the early exit of Ramaphosa as president

The Madlanga commission is likely to have a much more substantial impact on the country's political landscape than all the others held since the end of apartheid. It is likely to bring down ANC leaders, cause the party's support to plunge …

Published: 05 Oct 2025 at 12:58hrs | 664 | by William Gumede

Ramaphosa posts explicit videos on X

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa's official X account (@CyrilRamaphosa) briefly published explicit videos on Friday during his oversight visit to the North West province, sparking a social media uproar and fresh questions about gover…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's urban cash transfer scheme collapses

In the heart of Bulawayo, where daily life is already defined by struggle, the collapse of the government's Urban Cash Transfer Programme has left families facing deepening hunger and despair. Once hailed as a safety net for the most vulne…

Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:37hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter

White SA party criticises Ramaphosa's Zimbabwe land reform praise

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has strongly criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks praising Zimbabwe's land reform programme during his visit to Harare last week.IOL reported last week that Ramaphosa was in Zimbabwe at the invitation…

Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mwaruwari urges ZIFA to prioritise junior national teams

Former Warriors captain has called on the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to place greater emphasis on junior national teams, highlighting their importance as the foundation for future senior squads. The former player expressed concer…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa lauds Zimbabwe's agricultural transformation

Zimbabwe's agricultural sector has earned high praise from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who said his country could learn valuable lessons from the nation's advances. President Ramaphosa visited Zimbabwe to officially open the 1…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa expected in Zimbabwe

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow officially open the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) in Harare, marking a major highlight on the national events calendar.This year's exhibition is being held under…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa to officially open Zimbabwe Agricultural Show

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Harare this Friday to officially open the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS), the country's largest annual trade exhibition.The week-long event, which began on Monda…

Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Naledi Pandor blames Ramaphosa

Former International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor said that the African National Congress (ANC) has lost its glory and South Africans now look on the former liberation movement with "disdain".Pandor said that the party …

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 23:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Failed state warning for South Africa

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) chief executive Busi Mavuso says that businesses cannot function properly in a failed state, but partnering with the government to fix its failures comes at a steep cost.The key signals of a failed s…

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa's emails hacked by SAPS crime intelligence

The SAPS' crime intelligence (CI) division has been fingered as the culprits who hacked President Cyril Ramaphosa's emails while he was serving as deputy president.  The unit was fingered in an affidavit deposed to by police whis…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

'South African govt complicit in xenophobic violence'

Zimbabwean human rights activist Duke Maplanka Atterbell has accused the South African government of systemic discrimination against foreign nationals, particularly Zimbabweans, and of failing to address rising xenophobic violence and excl…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Attention-seeking Zondo slams Ramaphosa

Attention-seeking former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for making politicians with serious findings against them Cabinet Ministers.The commission was created to investigate allegations that powerful indi…

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 12:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanuâ€“PF warns South Africa against US sanctions

Zimbabwe's ruling party (ZANUâ€“PF) says South Africa should not be intimidated by a proposed US bill that could empower President Donald Trump with "superpowers" to impose sanctions on African National Congress (ANC) leaders.ZANUâ€“PF spo…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mthwakazi doorsteps Ramaphosa over denied health services

Matabeleland-based secessionist political outfit, the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), on Friday petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for urgent intervention to stop the barring of Zimbabwean nationals from accessing …

Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa kicks the can down the road

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, a key political ally instrumental in Ramaphosa's rise to the presidency in 2017, amid allegations of collusion with criminal syndicates. This decision come…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa, Mabuza did not have a good relationship

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa's skipping the private burial of former Deputy President David Mabuza was a telltale sign that the two did not have a good relationship. This was according to political analyst, Ntsikelelo Breakfast, who also…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 20:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa flies into a storm

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to return from the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro into a storm of controversy sparked by damning allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanaz…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa gets a R26.5bn World Bank loan

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion (approximately R26.5 billion) loan to support structural reforms aimed at boosting South Africa's infrastructure.The Washington-based lender said in a statement the operation will address the nati…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa reverses VAT increase that threatened ANC-DA coalition

Enoch Godongwana's decision came after the second-biggest party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), threatened to quit the government, warning a VAT hike would hurt the poor the most.Godongwana, a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa's African N…

Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Social unrest warning in South Africa

Critical issues such as the government's overreliance on taxes and the deterioration of basic services threaten social unrest in South Africa. Renowned economist Dawie Roodt warned that the government's overreliance on taxes is the first i…

Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 12:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

The reality of '9 wasted years' - A decade WMC failed to capture Zuma

For too long, South Africans have been bombarded with a dishonest narrative coined by the very architects of our economic servitude, that the period of President Jacob Zuma's administration represents "9 wasted years." This phrase, repeate…

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 14:33hrs | | by Mzwanele Manyi

Extending Mnangagwa's term through corruption and patronage

AS Zimbabweans grapple with economic hardships, skyrocketing inflation, and a deteriorating healthcare system, Zanu-PF is once again prioritising its grip on power over the welfare of the people.The ruling party's latest scheme - a blatant…

Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:40hrs | | by Political Correspondent

'South Africa being unjustly punished by the Trump'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has strongly criticized the United States for imposing sanctions on South Africa, likening the situation to the punitive measures placed on Zimbabwe following its Land Reform Programme. In a statement to journa…

Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump, Ramaphosa war of words escalates

The South African government has hit back at United States President Donald Trump after his administration froze aid worth over $400 million, accusing Washington of engaging in a "campaign of misinformation and propaganda." The diplomatic …

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump promotes resettlement of South African white refugees

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order cutting all foreign aid to South Africa, citing concerns about the country "seizing" ethnic minority Afrikanersâ€™ agricultural property without compensation.Trump alleged South Af…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Malawi orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission in the volatile eastern Democratic of Congo.The Malawian troops are part of the southern African regional bloc's mi…

Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kagame's chilling warning to Ramaphosa

In an unprecedented escalation of tensions between South Africa and Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has responded to President Cyril Ramaphosa, with Kagame accusing his Pretoria counterpart of distorting facts.However, what was chilling abou…

Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Don't be silly, Tshabangu: Malema would never support Ramaphosa going beyond his term limit!

While at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm over the weekend, opposition CCC party self-appointed Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu made a startling assertion.In a flimsy attempt to justify his and his fellow pseudo-opposition c…

Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 22:30hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

South Africa GNU sees +1,000 businesses shut down in less than a month

South Africa has shut down 1,041 mom-and-pop stores in a bid to stop people from consuming pesticide-laden food, which has led to the deaths of 38 children across the country.President Cyril Ramaphosa's government also extended a deadline …

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Helen Zille and her fellow travellers are victims of their propaganda

Helen Zille and her fellow travellers are victims of their propaganda. They undermine and underestimate the MKP at their own peril. With ANC on an irreversible decline, MKP has become a key player in black politics, writes Prof. Sipho Seep…

Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 11:58hrs | 1306 | by Prof. Sipho Seepe

Billionaire Ramaphosa gets a pay rise

Parliament on Tuesday approved a salary increase for President Cyril Ramaphosa despite opposition from his ardent critics, the EFF and MK Party.This after ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled a draft motion in response to the recommendati…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 07:25hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa's economy shrinks 0.3%

The South African economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.3% from the second to the third quarter this year.Economists polled by Reuters expected growth of 0.5%.In the third quarter, the economy was only 0.3% larger than a year before.The mai…

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 15:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Phala Phala: Ramaphosa, the missing millions, and the phantom buffalo deal

As the Constitutional Court mulls its judgment in the Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) legal challenge this week against Parliament's decision to dismiss an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala scandal, the pres…

Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:43hrs | | by Hope Ntanzi

Zuma rejects expulsion from ANC by Ramaphosa

Former President Jacob Zuma has rejected his expulsion from the African National Congress (ANC).The party's National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) upheld Zuma's removal from the party, it announced on Friday.In a statement issued…

Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Hichilema, Ramaphosa skip extraordinary SADC Summit

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will not attend the extraordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit set to address the Mozambique post-election crisis and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conflict.Instead, For…

Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 10:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Setback for Ramaphosa as another major retailer in South Africa closes its doors

Jumia Technologies, the Africa-focused e-commerce retailer that operates popular online retailer Zando, says it will be exiting the South African business by the end of the year to sharpen its focus on its other markets.Speaking to Reuters…

Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 9619 | by Staff reporter

Big international bank leaving Ramaphosa's South Africa

HSBC has exited its operations in South Africa after concluding deals with FirstRand and Absa to take over its two main divisions in the country. The bank first opened a South African office in 1995 and sought to capture the increasing val…

Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 12:49hrs | 44633 | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa's political authority crumbles under DA and coalition pressure

In South Africa's evolving political arena, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is increasingly challenging the African National Congress (ANC) with newfound vigour, placing President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership under intense scrutiny.This shift…

Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:06hrs | 1741 | by Michael Andisile Mayalo

Helen Zille says South Africa's GNU was a lie

In a dramatic twist, DA federal chairperson Helen Zille has, for the first time, publicly admitted that the multi-party government in its current form is not a Government of National Unity (GNU).Zille said that the current government was a…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 14:10hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter

ANC of Ramaphosa must brace itself for a messy implosion

For over six months, everyone argued about whether there would be consequences for former state president Jacob Zuma's action to support the Umkhonto WeSizwe Party (MKP) in the last national and provincial elections while still an ANC memb…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:00hrs | 177 | by Nkosikhulule Nyembezi

South Africa: Is it the time for unity or is it just the end of the ANC?

It was always clear that the African National Congress (ANC) was headed for political and electoral decline in the 2024 elections. Several political analysts and ANC watchers have written the political obituary of Africa's oldest liberatio…

Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 08:07hrs | 409 | by William J Mpofu

SA opposition parties not letting go of Phala Phala

Opposition parties are warning President Cyril Ramaphosa not to get too comfortable in the Government of National Unity.The MK Party, EFF and ATM are vowing to pursue the 2020 Phala Phala farm theft case.The parties lead the so-called prog…

Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

ANC of Ramaphosa: Obliterating, political cleansing of left leaning socialists

South Africa is witnessing a significant shift in its political landscape after the African National Congress (ANC), under President Cyril Ramaphosa, lost its majority in Parliament. This development marked a crucial turning point for the …

Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 247 | by Marshall Ndlela

Cyril Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC

SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 general elections.They claim the preside…

Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1732 | by Staff reporter

Search / Ramaphosa

'Mnangagwa won't serve beyond 2028': ZANU-PF insider, opposition confirm

Harare woman arrested for stabbing husband over loan shark dispute

Gweru man killed in hit-and-run near church, driver surrenders to police

Zimbabwe's teacher training colleges face sharp decline in male enrolment

Zimbabwe rubbishes remarks by US lawmaker

US lawmaker warns Mnangagwa

George's political Sudoku failed to align

Mohadi awarded Honorary Doctorate

ZRP addresses public concerns over roadblocks

Kasukuwere rubbishes Mnangagwa's 2030 bid

'A junior soldier, not Chiwenga, could remove Mnangagwa' analyst warns of a 'neat, sadly bloody' plot

Jonathan Moyo's legal gymnastics cannot stretch Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028

Bulawayo Councillors Decry Lawlessness Among Public Transport Operators

Filabusi commissions fire tender as new firefighters join local ranks

Selecting reliable live football metrics for accurate predictions

Mliswa dares Charamba to a fight

Man in court for stealing iPhone 11, US$70

Businesspeople lose over US$25,000 to con women

Lithium producer Prospect to build 70MW solar plant

Madzibaba WeShanduko charged over Geza protests

Horror crash driver to stand trial

Chinese company directors face US$420K fraud charge

Chimombe, Mpofu's properties to be forfeited

Zimbabwe govt to cut more fees, licences

Thunderstorms predicted in Zimbabwe

Widow jailed 27 years for premeditated murder

Zimbabwe fires coach Michael Nees

Term limits for municipal executives a masterstroke?

Zanu-PF expels 5 members

Use of Zimbabwe Gold surges