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South Africa plunged into darkness with whopping six-hour power cuts

Power cuts in South Africa have intensified with the most industrialised state on the continent having to cut electricity for six hours every day. Anger is mounting over the sweeping measures, caused by failures at ageing and poorly maintained infrastructure.

Radio France Internationale

S.Africa's Ramaphosa to miss UN General Assembly over power crisis

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will miss the United Nations General Assembly this week, instead returning home from Britain to address a national power crisis, his spokesman told local media including television channel eNCA.

Reuters

Biden and Ramaphosa vow to strengthen US-South Africa ties

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa meets Joe Biden at White House for talks on climate crisis, trade and Ukraine war.

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South Africa's Ramaphosa to discuss climate change, energy transition with Biden

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he wanted to discuss climate change and fears related to energy transition in his talk with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: senior pro-Russian officials reported killed; Ukraine says mass grave found at Izium – as it happened

Officials in Russian-occupied areas reported dead; hundreds of bodies said to have been found in retaken Ukraine city

The Guardian - AU

Biden, S. African leader to discuss Ukraine, trade, climate

Presidents Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa are set for White House talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate issues, trade and more

The Independent UK

Biden talks energy, Russia with S.Africa's non-aligned Ramaphosa

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday discussed relations with Russia in a White House meeting with South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, who has resisted joining Washington's campaign against Moscow for the war in Ukraine.

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South African president to meet with Biden on Friday

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday

The Independent UK

SA Parliament names panel to probe Ramaphosa over farm scandal

The scandal around Ramaphosa erupted in June after South Africa’s ex-chief spy filed a complaint with the police.

Al Jazeera

Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa: finding common ground amid divisions at home and abroad

US president Joe Biden’s invitation to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet at the White House, and the latter’s acceptance, are positive signs of renewed cooperation. But they do not suggest a return to the 1990s era of heady optimism between the two countries.

The Conversation

Troubled South African tailings dam had history of high water levels

South African authorities shut down the Jagersfontein diamond tailings dam in 2020 due to high water levels before allowing it to reopen last year, a company official said on Monday, a day after the dam burst, killing at least one person and injuring 40.

Reuters

Job creation in South Africa: the president’s advisors discuss what it will take

At the end of 2021, South Africa recorded its highest unemployment rate since the dawn of democracy, at 35.3%. The figure has marginally dropped but there is still concern about how the country will tackle this issue. Dori Posel spoke to Trudi Makhaya, economic advisor to South Africa’s President Cyril…

The Conversation

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s credibility has been dented, putting his reform agenda in jeopardy

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s business interests are threatening to derail his presidency and stall his economic and political reform agenda.

The Conversation

South African president Ramaphosa slams anti-immigrant protests

South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa condemned anti-immigrant protests in the capital, Pretoria, after demonstrators barred non-nationals from accessing a hospital. The trouble was sparked by a video on social media showing a regional health minister berating a Zimbabwean patient at a South African hospital a week ago.

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Biden and South Africa's Ramaphosa to hold talks at White House on Sept. 16

U.S. President Joe Biden and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will hold talks at the White House on Sept. 16 to discuss trade, investment, climate and energy, the White House said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Biden to meet South Africa leader amid differences on Russia

President Joe Biden will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House this month as the administration looks to draw African nations closer to the U.S. The announcement comes as South Africa and many of its neighbors have staked out neutral ground on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

South African president hit by tough questions in parliament

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa faced a grilling by lawmakers in Parliament as they demanded answers from him on his handling of the theft of millions of dollars from his farm

The Conversation

South Africa has a plan to make its public service professional. It's time to act on it

A professional, efficient and effective public service is key to a government’s ability to deliver on its mandate. That’s why South Africa’s constitution requires that the public service be institutionalised as a profession. Appointments must be based on merit and public servants are supposed to be honest, neutral and fair.

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Al Jazeera

Explainer: What is behind South Africa’s union strikes?

South Africa unions called for national strike due to power cuts, rising costs of living, and high unemployment levels.

The Independent UK

New king of South Africa's Zulu nation dismisses challengers

The new king of South Africa’s Zulu nation Misuzulu kaZwelithini was enthroned in a colorful ceremony Saturday before hundreds of supporters in a rural part of KwaZulu-Natal province

The Independent UK

Who should be king of the Zulus?

Misuzulu Sinqobile Zulu carries himself like a king but his claim to the throne is hotly contested, not least by members of his own family, writes John Eligon

Reuters

South Africa's 'silent revolution' as those with cash go solar

Thanks to his rooftop solar panels, Pierre Moureau only notices the blackouts that regularly plunge South Africans into darkness when complaints pop up on his Johannesburg neighbourhood's WhatsApp group.

The Conversation

South Africa's proposed electricity industry reform: lost in translation?

South Africa’s ruling party recently proposed establishing a second state-owned power company. The purpose is to offset the “grave strategic risk” of relying on Eskom, the country’s monolithic state-owned utility.

The Independent UK

Blinken meets South Africa leader Ramaphosa, heads to Congo

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa before embarking on a flight to Congo to continue his three-nation tour of Africa

France 24

Blinken arrives in Africa ‘to counter Russian influence’ on the continent

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Africa on Sunday to kick off a three-country tour that will also take him to DR Congo and Rwanda, aimed at "developing a strategy to counter Russian efforts to undermine democracy in Africa", according to a France-based political scientist.

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