READ: President Cyril Ramaphosa's speech during BRICS Summit Open Plenary
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a speech during the BRICS Summit Open Plenary Session, at the 16th BRICS Heads of State Summit, in Russia.
READ: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Opening of Parliament Address
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his Opening of Parliament Address on Thursday, July 18, marking the birth anniversary of South African statesman and the first president of a post-apartheid, democratic South Africa, Nelson Rolihlalhla Mandela – a global icon of peace, justice and reconciliation.
READ IN FULL | Ramaphosa’s Cabinet announcement speech
On Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the member of his cabinet that will lead the seventh administration. Read his full speech here.
From the president’s desk: No quick fix for load shedding but real progress is being made
President Ramaphosa says load shedding is beyond an inconvenience and has dire consequences for nearly every part of our society, from education to public safety and the provision of health services.
FULL SPEECH: Ramaphosa addresses energy crisis
The crisis that we are facing requires that we should take bold, courageous and decisive action to close the electricity gap.
From the president’s desk: Racism is still part of the daily South African experience
Ending racism is not just about changing attitudes; it is also about changing the material conditions that still today separate black and white South Africans, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in this week’s newsletter.
From the president’s desk: Rebuilding lives and livelihoods after the floods
The perseverance of affected communities, their determination to succeed and their ability to rally together in times of crisis has been an inspiration, writes President Ramaphosa.
From the president’s desk: Operation Vulindlela is opening the path to growth
To address and overcome infrastructure challenges, government set up Operation Vulindlela in October 2020 as an initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to accelerate structural reforms in these network industries.
From the president’s desk: The workers have spoken and we must listen
The workers at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium also made plain what nearly every South African knows: the working class and the poor of our country are suffering.
READ: Ramaphosa’s full speech declaring a national state of disaster in wake of KZN floods
Following the worst floods in recorded history in KwaZulu-Natal, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night declared a national state of disaster.
From the president’s desk: Fight crime, not migrants
We cannot defeat crime through incitement, violence, intimidation and vigilantism aimed at foreign nationals, and specifically nationals from other African countries, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
FULL SPEECH: Ramaphosa ends State of Disaster
For the past 750 days, South Africa has been in a National State of Disaster. The State of Disaster will end at midnight.
From the president’s desk: Improved tax revenue supports recovery and growth
A competent tax revenue collection agency is at the heart of building a capable state, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa
From the president’s desk: Investment commitments reveal a diverse and transforming economy
Global investors for our economy include pledges from traditional trading partners in the European Union, United States, China and the United Kingdom, Canada, Mauritius, Norway, Turkey, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates where we are currently participating in Dubai Expo 2020.
FULL SPEECH: Ramaphosa eases level 1 restrictions further
My Fellow South Africans,It is almost exactly two years since I stood before you to announce that South Africa wouldbe entering a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
From the president’s desk: South Africa takes a massive digital leap forward
For poor households that are using an old analogue television, the government is providing subsidised set-top boxes to help them make this switch
From the president’s desk: Special tribunal is showing that crime does not pay
Since its establishment, the Tribunal has recovered around R8. 6 billion from unlawful contracts, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
From the president’s desk: Resolution of conflict in Ukraine must be durable and lasting
South Africa abstained from voting in last week’s United Nations resolution on the escalating conflict between Russia and its neighbour Ukraine because the resolution did not foreground the call for meaningful engagement.
From the president’s desk: job creation needs both a developmental state and a vibrant private sector
“The reality is that we need both. We need a capable developmental state and a dynamic and agile private sector. We need them to work together and complement each other. ” – Ramaphosa
READ: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sona 2022 full speech
This year, for the first time since the dawn of our democracy, the State of the Nation Address is not being delivered in the Chamber of the National Assembly.
From the president’s desk: Good governance is essential for peace and prosperity
’It is greatly encouraging that despite pockets of instability, we have come a long way in consolidating democracy and good governance on the continent. ’
From the president’s desk: New laws strengthen the fight against gender-based violence
In response to the suffering that women and children are subjected to we have passed laws designed to protect them. But despite penalties to remove perpetrators from society, women and children continue to suffer and die.
From the President’s desk: We must safeguard our Constitution, democratic state and the electoral process
We must safeguard against any and all efforts to diminish our hard-won democracy – whether these efforts take the form of corruption in state owned enterprises, the subversion of our law enforcement agencies, the sabotage of our economic infrastructure, or attacks on the independence and integrity of our judiciary, says Ramaphosa.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s funeral: Read Cyril Ramaphosa’s eulogy
Eulogy by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the funeral service of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was one of our nation’s finest patriots – Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full speech
President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who passed away on Sunday, aged 90. Read his full speech.