Also known as: President Ramaphosa · South African President Cyril Ramaphosa · South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa · President Cyril Ramaphosa · South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa's president who rested on medical advice in September 2026 and signed the Expropriation Act allowing state land seizure.
… ent's time in power By Reuters June 19, 2026 12:14 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends the inauguration ceremony of South Africa's president-elect Cyril Ramaphosa …
… According to reports, South Africa was excluded from the summit after claims that US President Donald Trump had threatened to boycott the summit if South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa attended. …
South African President Ramaphosa warns against 'scapegoating' migrants By AFP June 17, 2026 05:16 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter South African President Cyril Ramaphosa co-hosts, with British Prime Minist …
Audio By VocalizePresident Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged South Africans not to blame migrants for the country's problems, after a recent wave of anti-immigrant unrest and violence. …
… Audio By Vocalize South Africa has repatriated 2,745 foreigners in the week after President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed tougher action against illegal immigration, the country's home affairs minister said on Sunday. …
South African president seeks to stop impeachment probe over 'Farmgate' scandal By Reuters June 14, 2026 04:12 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize South African President Cyril Ramaphosa filed …
… REUTERS Audio By Vocalize South Africa will crack down on groups behind xenophobic violence, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday, as anti-immigrant protests tarnish the country's reputation. …
… This week, the President held bilateral talks with South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa to strengthen relations between two of Africa’s leading economies in a three-day State visit. …
… This week, the President held bilateral talks with South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa to strengthen relations between two of Africa’s leading economies in a three-day State visit. …
… Addressing a joint Kenya-South Africa Business Forum in Midrand, Johannesburg on Thursday, alongside South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Ruto said the two nations, as “economic anchors” of Eastern and Southern Africa, must take the lead in building integrated value …
South Africa's government withdrew an order on processing asylum applications after violence erupted in Johannesburg and Durban involving foreign nationals and anti-migrant locals, with cars torched and shops looted. The order, which followed a Constitutional Court ruling, led refugee offices to be overwhelmed and prompted the Home Affairs Department to cite public safety threats.
South Africa's government withdrew an order on processing asylum applications after violence erupted in Johannesburg and Durban involving foreign nationals and anti-migrant locals, with cars torched and shops looted. The order, which followed a Constitutional Court ruling, led refugee offices to be overwhelmed and prompted the Home Affairs Department to cite public safety threats.
Zimbabwean tycoon Wicknell Chivayo, 45, died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife Lucy Muteke last week. During his life, Chivayo divided opinion with his extravagant lifestyle documented on social media, with admirers seeing him as a wealthy man sharing his fortune and detractors questioning the sources of his wealth and criticizing his ostentatious displays amid widespread poverty in Zimbabwe.
Wicknell Chivayo, founder of Intratrek Zimbabwe and prominent businessman known for energy and infrastructure projects, died in a helicopter crash in Marondera Rural, east of Harare, on Wednesday evening along with his wife Lucy Muteke and four others. Chivayo, born in 1982, was known for high-profile relationships with senior political figures across the region, including Kenyan President William Ruto.
Two mass shootings in South Africa over the same weekend killed 28 people, including 18 at a tavern in Wedela, an area affected by illicit mining. The incidents have highlighted the country's high murder rate, with police statistics showing approximately 60 people killed daily on average.
Eight gunmen armed with assault rifles and pistols killed 17 people and wounded 15 others in a bar southwest of Johannesburg on Saturday, while a second shooting in Cape Town claimed 10 lives. Police said the shootings represent the latest criminal violence to hit the country.
Eight gunmen armed with assault rifles killed 17 people and wounded 15 others at a bar west of Johannesburg on Saturday, police said. The suspects allegedly searched patrons for cellphones before fleeing in two vehicles; a separate shooting near Cape Town killed 10 and wounded 11 early Sunday.
Eight gunmen armed with assault rifles killed 17 people and wounded 15 others at a bar west of Johannesburg on Saturday, according to police. In a separate shooting at an entertainment venue near Cape Town early Sunday, gunmen killed 10 people and wounded 11 more.
Nine women, including avid runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo, were found murdered in Johannesburg's East Rand over two months, prompting female runners to carry weapons for protection and sparking vigils and protests across South Africa.
Armed assailants stormed a homestead in KwaMakhutha township south of Durban, killing 11 people including a pregnant woman and wounding three others. The motive was unclear, but police said they were pursuing a "promising" lead.
Police discovered the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, over two months, with most victims in their 20s and 30s showing signs of sexual assault. South Africans held memorial runs and protests this week as the killings reignited anger over violence against women.
South African police are investigating the killings of at least eight women whose bodies have been found east of Johannesburg in two months, with six bodies recovered in the Ekurhuleni municipality in one week. Police have not determined whether the killings were carried out by a single perpetrator, multiple suspects, or copycat criminals, though the discovery has sparked fears that a serial killer or group of killers may be operating in the area.
South Africa has pushed back against new US visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration over its racial equity policies, accusing Washington of distorting its laws. The dispute is part of a broader clash over race, trade, and diplomacy between the US and one of Africa's most influential powers.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has stepped back from public engagements on the advice of his medical team to rest and recover. Cabinet ministers will represent him at scheduled engagements where possible.
KANU Chairman Gideon Moi, accompanied by his sons and a colleague, visited South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and First Lady Tshepo Motsepe at their Phala Phala farm in Limpopo over the weekend. The two leaders share a longstanding passion for farming and pedigree cattle breeding.
South Africa's health department said more than a third of babies received no vaccines at the start of 2026, with the proportion of unvaccinated children under one year old tripling from 12 percent in 2017 to 36 percent this year to April. The department warned the decline leaves hundreds of thousands of infants at risk of life-threatening illnesses and called for urgent action to halt the decline and avert a surge in preventable diseases.
About 300 anti-migrant protesters marched to the 46th SADC summit in Durban, calling on regional leaders to remove foreign nationals. The heavily policed demonstration was organized by a fringe anti-immigrant group amid weeks of protests that prompted tens of thousands of foreign nationals to flee South Africa.
South Africa is requesting reimbursement from Malawi, Ethiopia, and Nigeria for nearly $18 million spent deporting and repatriating over 80,000 foreign nationals since June, with expenses covering buses, temporary centres, and staff overtime.
South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, filed a court challenge to the Expropriation Act, which allows the state to seize land without compensation in the public interest. The law, signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in January 2025, has caused friction within the coalition ahead of November municipal elections.
An opinion piece argues that South Africa's xenophobic violence, which has driven close to 30,000 people including tens of Kenyans to be deported as of May 2026, stems from economic inequality and broken post-apartheid promises, undermining the spirit of Ubuntu-inspired regional cooperation.
Nigeria's government told South Africa to do more to prevent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants, saying the violence was straining diplomatic ties and raising questions about government complicity. President Tinubu ordered the meeting to address what Nigeria described as persistent "Afrophobic attacks" targeting African migrants in South Africa.
In an opinion piece, Barrack Muluka reflects on the solidarity African activists expressed during the anti-apartheid struggle of the 1980s and questions whether South Africa has lived up to the ideals that motivated that movement.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting France for a three-day trip, including a commemoration on Sunday for South African soldiers killed in World War I at the Battle of Delville Wood. Ramaphosa met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, with the two leaders finding broad convergence on crises in the Middle East and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
At least 422 Kenyans have been repatriated from South Africa since an evacuation exercise began on June 30 amid xenophobic violence, with another group of 50 expected to arrive. The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs is monitoring the situation to determine when the evacuation effort can conclude.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed constitutional changes on Tuesday that extend his term by two years until 2030 and scrap direct presidential elections, replacing them with parliamentary appointment of the president. The amendments also extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years and have been criticised as a "constitutional coup" by opposition figures.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people among 1,406 confirmed cases since May 15, with a fatality rate of just over 31 percent. The highly infectious disease has spread from northeastern Ituri province to nearby regions and the major city of Kisangani, nearly 600 kilometres away, with Uganda also reporting cases.
South African police deployed on Tuesday to prevent violence as anti-immigrant groups enforced an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave, pushing thousands to flee and prompting hundreds to seek refuge in cities.
South African police deployed on Tuesday to prevent violence as citizen-led groups' unofficial deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave passed. Thousands of migrants have already fled or are seeking repatriation, with at least four migrants killed in recent anti-immigrant violence and approximately 25,000 repatriated in recent weeks.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that criminal conduct during planned nationwide protests against undocumented immigration will face the full force of the law, as several African governments evacuate their citizens ahead of June 30 demonstrations amid fears of xenophobic violence. Ramaphosa acknowledged public concerns over illegal immigration but stressed that peaceful protest must not descend into intimidation, vigilantism, or violence, and condemned attempts by private individuals or groups to enforce immigration laws.
South African football fans celebrated in the streets after Bafana Bafana beat South Korea 1-0 to qualify for the World Cup knockout rounds, the team's first-ever progression past the group stage since hosting the tournament in 2010.
South Africa's xenophobic violence against migrants and protests demanding undocumented immigrants depart have sparked widespread anger across the region, with African fans withdrawing support for the team at the 2026 World Cup, as seen in Kenyan sports bars where spectators cheered the country's opponents.