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Cyril Ramaphosa

‘Foreign nationals must go’ — marchers reject Ramaphosa’s intervention

XENOPHOBIC UNREST

‘Foreign nationals must go’ — marchers reject Ramaphosa’s intervention

By Reitumetse Pilane

Silence from Phala Phala accused could jeopardise State’s case against them

RAMAPHOSA FARM HEIST

Silence from Phala Phala accused could jeopardise State’s case against them

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives

STRAIGHT TALK

Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives

By Ferial Haffajee

R253k smile — Phala Phala ‘mastermind’ grilled over dental makeover

RAMAPHOSA FARM HEIST

R253k smile — Phala Phala ‘mastermind’ grilled over dental makeover

By Nonkululeko Njilo

‘We spoke daily’: Accused denies 80 calls were linked to Phala Phala plot

RAMAPHOSA FARM HEIST

‘We spoke daily’: Accused denies 80 calls were linked to Phala Phala plot

By Nonkululeko Njilo

‘Violence is not activism’: NatJoints talks tough on anti-foreigner mobs after xenophobic unrest

XENOPHOBIC UNREST

‘Violence is not activism’: NatJoints talks tough on anti-foreigner mobs after xenophobic unrest

By Victoria O’Regan

Ramaphosa to act on ‘illegal immigration’ as anti-foreigner protests spread across SA

XENOPHOBIC UNREST

Ramaphosa to act on ‘illegal immigration’ as anti-foreigner protests spread across SA

By Nonkululeko Njilo and Greg Nicolson

Makashule Gana — the man with President Ramaphosa’s head in his hands

IMPEACHMENT Q&A

Makashule Gana — the man with President Ramaphosa’s head in his hands

By Ferial Haffajee

Will Ramaphosa’s reforms outlast him? It depends on the future prosperity of the nation.

ANALYSIS

Will Ramaphosa’s reforms outlast him? It depends on the future prosperity of the nation.

By Stephen Grootes

‘Ukraine is turning tide of conflict,’ says foreign minister Andrii Sybiha

WAR IN EUROPE

‘Ukraine is turning tide of conflict,’ says foreign minister Andrii Sybiha

By Peter Fabricius

NPA backslides on ‘political interference’ in TRC cases, Mbeki fights summons

TRC Crunch Time

NPA backslides on ‘political interference’ in TRC cases, Mbeki fights summons

By Marianne Thamm

Familiar ring

CARTOON

Familiar ring

By Zapiro

Ramaphosa takes Phala Phala report to court, threatens to interdict impeachment process

WORD OF WARNING

Ramaphosa takes Phala Phala report to court, threatens to interdict impeachment process

By Victoria O’Regan

Here’s who’s serving on the Phala Phala Impeachment Committee

BUCKLE UP

Here’s who’s serving on the Phala Phala Impeachment Committee

By Greg Nicolson

Bhekisisa Mncube

By Bhekisisa Mncube

Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: When we begged for verbs, my leader, you gave us collective nouns

22 May 2026

No golf, but Roelf Meyer, SA’s new ambassador to US, will walk the course

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

No golf, but Roelf Meyer, SA’s new ambassador to US, will walk the course

By Victoria O’Regan and Peter Fabricius

Colin Coleman

By Colin Coleman

Time for change: Ambassador Roelf Meyer begins new chapter for SA-US relations

20 May 2026

It’s a trip

CARTOON

It’s a trip

By Zapiro

Zukiswa Pikoli

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Phala Phala is testing where the needle hovers on SA’s moral compass

19 May 2026

SA’s Ebola risk ‘low’, say officials, after WHO declares international emergency

VIRAL DISEASE OUTBREAK

SA’s Ebola risk ‘low’, say officials, after WHO declares international emergency

By Naledi Mashishi

Melusi Ncala

By Melusi Ncala

The Phala Phala test — is SA ready to end selective outrage against corruption?

18 May 2026