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Ace Magashule's suspension letter 'an ill-informed distortion of the truth' – Ramaphosa Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Cyril Ramaphosa has accused suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule of not giving clear reasons for his "unlawful" and "purported suspens...

Climate commission maps South Africa’s road to zero emissions 13 May 2021 Hot air: To meet China’s targets to slash CO2 emissions, authorities want to shut down private steel, coal and other high-polluting factories. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) The mammoth task of developing a pathway for South Africa to end all carbon emissions by the middle of the century is now in the hands of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidential climate change coordinating commission. In recent weeks the commission has been meeting with interest groups to finalise the country’s climate change mitigation commit...

By Climate commission to build on existing body of work as it finalises South Africa’s ‘just transition’ framework Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Article Enquiry Climate commission to build on existing body of work as it finalises South Africa’s ‘just transition’ framework Embed ...

First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. Never mind stepping aside from his role as secretary-general, Ace Magashule could make a run for the position of ANC president if the party holds its national elective conference next year. Reports are increasingly surfacing suggesting this may happen – like one in City Press last weekend – while his local cadres in the Free State also tout the possibility. Magashule is unlikely to step down from his role voluntarily, even though the party’s integrity commission has recommended that the national executive committee (NEC) make h...

February is a red-letter month on South Africa’s fiscal and political calendars: the president delivers the State of the Nation Address (Sona) and the finance minister presents his Budget for the year. In 2021, February is particularly special because both events are bound to be held virtually, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ordinary South Africans generally follow Sona to catch a glimpse of fashion trends. They have become accustomed to the fact that the day does not have any tangible impact on their daily lives. During the Jacob Zuma years, the address became popular due to the EFF’s t...