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Ramaphosa responds to Elon Musk’s issue with South Africa:
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told the world's richest man, Elon Musk, that Starlink can come to South ...
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Key FactsR1.6 Billion Cyber Theft and Ramaphosa’s Impeachment Revival
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Ramaphosa defends National Dialogue in NCOP citing shared vision of SA, patriotism
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Key FactsRamaphosa Pushes to Cut National Dialogue Expenses
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- President Ramaphosa directed organizers to lower the projected R700 million cost of the National Dialogue.
- He highlighted the importance of focusing on the dialogue’s objectives rather than its expenses.
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I would say that X amount of money that has been put out in the public, we are going to make sure that it is driven down. It’s just an estimate. We are going to make sure we spend as little as possible.— President Cyril Ramaphosa on the costs of the National Dialogue.
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Paid articlePaywallAnother presidential task team, but this time to woo Musk: Many in the US wish President Cyril Ramaphosa would do more than just get Elon Musk to invest in South ...
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