Cyril Ramaphosa
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also…
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Jun 6, 2026
Lean Right
Ramaphosa is under pressure to demonstrate that the GNU is producing tangible governance improvements, especially on electricity supply and economic growth.
Jun 6, 2026
Center
President Ramaphosa is under pressure to hold the GNU together while managing ANC internal factions that resist DA influence over key ministries and budget decisions.
Jun 6, 2026
Lean Left
As ANC leader and President, Ramaphosa's GNU reform programme is the policy backdrop against which this week's accountability and public health stories are being read.
Jun 6, 2026
Far Left
The Phala Phala trial is back in focus as alleged mastermind Imanuwela David is grilled over a R253,000 dental makeover funded by a suspicious post-heist wealth surge.
Jun 6, 2026
Far Right
Ramaphosa presides over a coalition government that has yet to demonstrate it can accelerate service delivery or resolve the municipal collapse crisis highlighted by stories like the Biznews blueprint piece.
Jun 5, 2026
Far Right
President Ramaphosa faces criticism over the GNU's slow pace of reform, ANC resistance to ending cadre deployment, and his handling of the Land Expropriation Act's implementation timeline.
Jun 5, 2026
Lean Right
Ramaphosa is navigating internal ANC factional pressure while trying to keep the GNU intact, repeatedly making commitments on state reform that his own party apparatus undermines.
Jun 5, 2026
Center
President Ramaphosa is navigating mounting pressure to hold the GNU together while facing criticism over the pace of economic reform and the NHI Act's contested implementation.
Jun 5, 2026
Lean Left
President Ramaphosa hosted Kenyan President William Ruto for a state visit anchored by the South Africa-Kenya Business Forum, pushing African continental integration and industrial growth.
Jun 5, 2026
Far Left
The Phala Phala trial is ongoing, with alleged mastermind Imanuwela David being grilled about a R253,000 dental makeover funded after the 2020 farm robbery, keeping Ramaphosa's scandal in the headlines.