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President Cyril Ramaphosa is welcomed by Minister Ronald Lamola at the South African embassy in Washington. (GovernmentZA/X)

Ramaphosa to press Trump on attending G20 summit, racial redress

The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth

Failure to disclose affiliations in foreign policy activities demand scrutiny of US Congress

CSIS and other US think tanks neglecting to reveal Covington & Burling and WestExec links should raise red flags

Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas.

Jonas can overcome past criticism of Trump, says international relations ministry

The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences

The former deputy finance minister, Mcebisi Jonas has to salvage ties with Washington amid a diplomatic deep freeze and global trade war.

UPDATED: Mcebisi Jonas named special envoy to US

The former deputy finance minister has to salvage ties with Washington amid a diplomatic deep freeze and global trade war

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers eulogy at the office funeral of former minister Pravin Gordhan. (@PresidencyZA/X)

Gordhan’s funeral marked by calls for renewal

Ramaphosa told mourners: ‘We will not let Pravin down’

Objections: Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has cried oul over ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula’s threats to give him the boot. (Gulshan Khana/AFP)

Trevor Manuel: Pravin Gordhan bowed out with courage

The former finance minister recalled Gordhan’s role in mobilising broad-based protest against apartheid and state capture

Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas. (Deaan Vivier/Gallo)

Instead of focusing on economic growth, ANC leaders are fighting for positions — Mcebisi Jonas

The former deputy finance minister has offered a stinging analysis of the electoral bill, calling it constitutionally flawed

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Michele Spatari / AFP)

Zuma was the Guptas’ puppet, Zondo finds

The former president’s dismissal of Nhlahla Nene as finance minister for spurious reasons showed the veracity of the Gupta family’s claim that he would do anything for them

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)

Ramaphosa’s Zondo refrain of ‘I did not know’ rings false

It became hard to suspend disbelief as Ramaphosa repeatedly told the Zondo commission that he did not know of the abuses ripping through the state machinery while he was deputy…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa testifies before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 11, 2021. (Photo by Sumaya HISHAM / POOL / AFP)

Ramaphosa confronted with too much evidence of his inaction

The president’s claim that he served as deputy president under Zuma as a way of stemming corruption came up short against prior evidence of witnesses who said he failed to help…

Duduzane Zuma said he would not have held a meeting at his private residence.(Malcolm Sekgothe/M&G)

Duduzane Zuma fields questions about Saxonwold meeting

The former president’s son was asked why a private meeting with Mcebisi Jonas was moved from a hotel in Rosebank to the Gupta residence

Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas has defended his testimony before the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture.(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Jonas stands by his state capture testimony

Former deputy finance minister undeterred by challenges to earlier Zondo commission testimony

Duduzane Zuma ?appeared in court? on July 9 last year on corruption charges, and he was granted bail of R100 000 and was ordered to hand over his passport. (Gallo Images)

Corruption charges against Duduzane Zuma withdrawn — for now, says report

​The NPA will reportedly withdraw corruption charges against Duduzane Zuma in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday

Africa has seen a growing number of leaders establish themselves as “presidents for life” over the last few years, including Sudan’s Omar al Bashir (AFP)

Duduzane, Manyi make Zondo commission appearance

In September, Duduzane Zuma’s lawyers successfully applied for the right to cross-examine Mcebisi Jonas

Several companies made major investment announcements during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s investment conference. (Reuters/Simon Dawson)

Pledges worth R134bn committed at investment conference

The inaugural investment conference has brought promises of funding to the tune of billions to strengthen the economy

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an “extraordinary coronavirus budget” on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Land provision critical to addressing inequality — Ramaphosa

The president was clear about accelerating the provision of land to the poor and marginalised

Former South African Revenue Service commissioner Tom Moyane appointed KPMG to investigate the allegations of a so-called ‘rogue unit’ in Sars. (Paul Botes/M&G)

My role in sorry saga of  Sars  ‘rogue unit’

A key name in this saga has been that of the former head of Sars’ criminal investigations, Rudolf Mastenbroek. He gives his side of the story

The EFF has questioned Nene’s refusal to answer questions it had posed to him about his relationship with the Guptas, accusing the minister of not following parliamentary rules and procedures. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

#StateCaptureInquiry: Nene won’t speak on alleged Gupta ties — for now

On Tuesday, Business Day reported that Nhlanhla Nene had held several meetings with the Gupta family during his tenure as deputy finance minister

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s next big challenges will be how to dismantle state capture networks, recoup funds lost to the looting and prosecute corruption going forward. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Bailouts allow state capture to continue

A pragmatic solution to absolve junior colluders could stem the continued bleeding of funds

Duduzane Zuma ?appeared in court? on July 9 last year on corruption charges, and he was granted bail of R100 000 and was ordered to hand over his passport. (Gallo Images)

Hlongwane and Duduzane on Jonas blackmailing ‘rumours’

The affidavit — setting out Duduzane’s version of events — dated September 2 was deposed to support his application to cross-examine Jonas