Cyril Ramaphosa
20 Dec
President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town highlights the two countries’ huge economic potential and the immense benefits accruable to their citizens.
4 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has called for Nigeria-South Africa strategic partnership to become a model of leadership, economic integration and shared prosperity for Africa.
3 Dec
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa spoke on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, attended by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu's spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a…
3 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has called for Nigeria to join the G20, along with South Africa and the African Union, to increase Africa's global influence. Tinubu made this known on Tuesday while speaking at the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town. "Nigeria would like to join South Africa and the…
28 Aug
South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday asked the country's justice minister to explain graft allegations linking her to a $130 million bank scandal, amid mounting calls for her to step down. "President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted with concern media reports containing allegations of corruption" against Thembi Simelane, the president's office said in a statement.…
14 Jun
South Africa's newly-elected parliament meets Friday and is expected to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition government after his ruling ANC cobbled together a coalition deal.
2 Jun
South Africa's ruling ANC said Sunday that it would enter talks with other parties to form a new government, after losing its three-decade-old absolute majority in a watershed election.
1 Jun
It was predicted to go badly but turned out to be worse: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC to its worst election result since the end of apartheid, one which threatens his survival.
29 Mar
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences on Friday over a bus crash just before Easter that killed 45 of the 46 people on board.
20 Feb
South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 to choose a parliament, which will in turn pick a president, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Tuesday. The vote may prove historic, with opinion polls showing Ramaphosa's ANC party on less than 50 percent in nationwide elections for the first time in South Africa's three decades…
8 Feb
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday give his most important state of the nation address in an election year when his ruling party risks losing its parliamentary majority for the first time.
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