The Citizen Nov 18 25
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Ramaphosa’s Leadership: The Safer Choice Amid CriticismDespite occasional criticisms, Ramaphosa remains the preferred leader over rivals competing ahead of the 2025 elections.
Key FactsNov 18, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: citizen.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: citizen.co.za
- Ramaphosa appears less assertive now compared to his early tenure, when he guided the nation through the Covid crisis.
- His current low profile fuels rumors about his possible departure from political leadership.
- Nevertheless, many regard him as far superior to the existing contenders for the top position.
- Neither senior ANC figures nor opposition leaders currently present a more promising future vision.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: trtafrika.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: trtafrika.com
- Ramaphosa said South Africa’s AGOA membership remains uncertain while the government continues discussions with US counterparts.
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- Ramaphosa called potential job consequences devastating and highlighted China’s May-introduced zero-tariff scheme for qualifying South African goods.
I need, as president, to prepare us if it ever happens.— Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, commenting on the potential exclusion from AGOA and the need to prepare for it.
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4 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
- Ramaphosa said coalition governments often make it harder for mayors and municipal committees to deliver services effectively.
- Daveyton residents reported water and electricity shortages on Tuesday, including in newly built RDP homes.
- Ramaphosa campaigned door to door there ahead of the local government elections set for November 4.
- Ramaphosa said an electricity contractor would install outstanding connections in the area on Wednesday, October 21.
"They actually introduce constraints on the ability, for instance, of the mayor, the ability of the various municipal committees and all that to do the work they should do," he said.— Ramaphosa said this during a door-to-door campaign in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, about how coalition governments constrain service delivery.
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Key FactsRamaphosa: ANC to Acknowledge Shortcomings Before Municipal Polls
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
- With two weeks remaining before the vote, Ramaphosa said the ANC would acknowledge shortcomings rather than defend the indefensible.
- The party has strengthened candidate selection to ensure representatives are competent to serve their communities.
- Ramaphosa said voters should judge the ANC by its post-election delivery, not merely by campaign statements.
- Despite declining resources, traditional media still plays an indispensable role in informing voters and holding those in power accountable.
Sometimes those who criticise us most strongly are those who have invested the greatest hope in our movement.— Ramaphosa said during an ANC event marking Black Wednesday, ahead of municipal polls.
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Key FactsRamaphosa weighs relief as fuel prices surge
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
- Petrol prices have risen nearly 50%, while diesel prices increased 72%, since the domestic surge began.
- After the latest monthly adjustment, petrol reached a record R30.95 per litre in Gauteng.
- Ramaphosa warned that major subsidies or levy cuts could remove substantial revenue from other government programmes and public services.
- Ramaphosa cited previous subsidies of about R24 billion; a clear decision is expected on Wednesday.
You must remember that when the fuel price rose a few months ago, the government intervened and poured into a subsidy system about R24bn. Now that is R24bn that we are removing from other programmes.— President Cyril Ramaphosa, in response to a question from Business Day
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3 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
- ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Cape Town this weekend, two weeks before the local government elections.
- In Mfuleni, excited children greeted him while adults raised concerns about jobs, electricity prices and inadequate basic services.
- A resident of the Covid informal settlement said she was unhappy and would not vote.
- In Athlone, Ramaphosa urged the Muslim community to participate in democracy by casting their ballots.
Water, electricity, also the houses that we live [in], is not in a good condition— Mihle Mthetho, a resident of the nearby Covid informal settlement in Mfuleni (which sprung up during the pandemic), said she was unhappy and would not be voting, during Ramaphosa's door-to-door campaign in Cape Town.
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4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
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I ordered him to rest and said, 'You’re not going back to work until I and the doctors are satisfied. I’m a doctor also by marriage. Only when I am satisfied that you are fully okay,' Ramaphosa said.— President Cyril Ramaphosa, during remarks after Mbalula's collapse at a media briefing at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.
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