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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ADDRESSES THE NATION

May 11, 2026

9:20 pm

1 day ago

GSMN Correspondent

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PROF MATHEBULA'S APPOINTMENT TO NSFAS SIGNALS NEW CHAPTER

May 11, 2026

9:34 am

2 days ago

Ishmael Mnisi

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THE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN MIGRAINE

May 10, 2026

2:54 pm

3 days ago

Nelvis Qekema

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Justice Nambitha Christabel Dambuza-Mayosi and Justice Katharine Mary Savage as Judges of the Constitutional Court [Image : Instagram of News24]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA APPOINTS JUDGES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

April 11, 2026

8:27 pm

1 month ago

GSMN Staff Reporter

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The Category 2 Official Funeral of Hosi Dr Phylia Tinyiko N’wamitwa II in Tzaneen, Limpopo. [Image: Daily Sun]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA'S EULOGY AT FUNERAL OF HOSI PHYLIA N’WAMITWA II

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Feb

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EVERY INITIATIVE COUNTS AGAINST INCREASED BELLIGERENCE

22

Feb

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COURAGE TO RESIST: SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO MALCOLM X ON THE 61ST ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ASSASSINATION:

22

Feb

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RETURN OF RUSSIAN ATHLETES TO THE IPC FOLD SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

21

Feb

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WHAT ON EARTH QUALIFIES HELEN ZILLE AS AN 'ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST'?

21

Feb

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BANTUSTANISM 2.0 AND THE RUINS OF A FAILED NATIONAL BOURGEOUIS STATE

20

Feb

YOUTH, SOUTH AFRICA, ENTREPRENEURSHIP - IMAGE: LINKEDIN

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS THE WAY TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE

20

Feb

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THE DAY OF RECKONING: LYNDON LAROUCHE VS THE EPSTEIN CLASS

18

Feb

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SOUTH AFRICA’S INFLATION SOFTENS FURTHER IN JANUARY 2026

18

Feb

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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA'S WELL-WISHES FOR LENT AND RAMADAAN

18

Feb

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mnangagwa is on a state visit to China and will attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY

PRESIDENT XI PROMISES ZIMBABWEANS AN “ALL-WEATHER CHINA-AFRICA COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE”.

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Feb

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THE SILENT THEFT AFTER DEATH

17

Feb

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IN THE HOUSE OF JESSE JACKSON: HOW A CIVIL RIGHTS GIANT RE-ANCHORED A YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN IN EXILE

17

Feb

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MAXIMUM DISCLOSURE. MINIMUM CONSEQUENCE. WELCOME TO MZANSI.

16

Feb

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SPOKES, A SELFLESS SERVANT OF THE STRUGGLE THROUGH THE MEDIA

16

Feb

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CULTURE SHIFT: FROM EPSTEIN'S TRAINING CAMP OF DEPRAVITY TO A RENAISSANCE WORTH FIGHTING FOR

16

Feb

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LYNDON LAROUCHE: 'YOU MIGHT CALL IT NEO-COLONIALISM'

16

Feb

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A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO BHEKI MLANGENI - LEST WE FORGET

16

Feb

PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND SOUTH AFRICA FLAG - CNN

CHINA-SA YOUTH FEDERATION'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT XI JINPING'S CONGRATS MESSAGE ON AU SUMMIT

15

Feb

2026 China Media Group (CMG) Spring Festival Gala - Image: CGTN

LIGHTING UP JOHANNESBURG: WHY THE CHINESE NEW YEAR—AND THE CMG SPRING FESTIVAL GALA—MATTER TO US ALL

15

Feb

Minister of employment and labour Nomakhosazana Meth. (Freddy Mavunda/Business Day)

SERVICE DELIVERY CAMPAIGN TO LAUNCH IN EASTERN CAPE THIS WEEK

15

Feb

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HOLY HYPOCRISY: WHEN RELIGION FAILS THE PEOPLE

15

Feb

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WHAT IS 'WESTERN CIVILIZATION'? RUBIO'S MUNICH FANTASY MEETS THE EPSTEIN REALITY

15

Feb

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SOUTH AFRICA IS BACK AT THE CENTRE OF AFRICA'S SECURITY TABLE

14

Feb

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IN THE THROES OF A PROFOUND STRATEGIC CHANGE

14

Feb

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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA'S REMARKS ON REPORT OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC) OF THE AU

14

Feb

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WESTERN SAHARA PEACE TALKS – HOW DIRCO LET DOWN PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

14

Feb

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA - SONA 2026

SONA 2026: FROM PROMISES TO PERFORMANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA'S ECONOMY

13

Feb

RAMAPHOSA SONA 2026

PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA DELIVERS THE 2026 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

13

Feb

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AMB WU'S ADDRESS MARKING CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS

13

Feb

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2026 - IMAGE: BULRUSHES

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

13

Feb

SPORTS - Pict AI

THE ROLE OF SPORT IN GROOMING YOUTH FOR ADULTHOOD

13

Feb

WORLD RADIO DAY 2026

SA GOVERNMENT COMMEMORATES WORLD RADIO DAY

13

Feb

2026 SADC MEDIA AWARDS

CALLS FOR JOURNALISTS TO ENTER THE 2026 SADC MEDIA AWARDS

12

Feb

OBAMA AND TRUMP - Lazaro Gamio / Axios

DONALD TRUMP’S DEPICTION OF OBAMAS AS APES SHOULD NOT SURPRISE

11

Feb

SOUTH AFRICA'S ELECTION TO THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AU

11

Feb

SAYEC 4th Annual Mining Indaba Business Dialogue

DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE TO ADDRESS THE SAYEC 4TH MINING INDABA BUSINESS DIALOGUE

09

Feb

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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TO OFFICIALLY OPEN NELSON MANDELA RULES TRAINING ACADEMY

09

Feb

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe waiting to address the delegates at the Investing in African Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Centre . Date: February 03, 2020. Picture: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

GWEDE MANTASHE’S REMARKS AT THE MINING NDABA

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Feb

MADLANGA COMMISSION AND CORRUPTION IN SA - IMAGE: BUSINESSTECH

THE LONG SHADOW OF THE LABYRINTH: WHY THE MADLANGA COMMISSION IS THE FORENSIC AUDIT OF OUR UNFINISHED TRANSITION

09

Feb

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SAWS IS MONITORING MODERATE TROPICAL STORM GEZANI

09

Feb

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POLITICAL PARTY CANDIDATES MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS ON 11 FEBRUARY 2026

09

Feb

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THE ETERNAL FLAME: A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT DR EDUARDO CHIVAMBO MONDLANE

07

Feb

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FROM MOSCOW TO THE SAHEL: UKRAINE'S ALLEGED USE OF TERRORIST TACTICS TO ATTAIN POLITICAL OBJECTIVES

07

Feb

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IT’S TIME TO SHOW SOME RESPECT TO THE SPAZA INDUSTRY

07

Feb

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SA MUST JOIN US, MOROCCO AND OTHERS IN SECURING WESTERN SAHARA PEACE DEAL

07

Feb

TRUMP AND PUTIN - Image: The Nightly

WILL WESTERN NATIONS FIND THE MORAL FITNESS TO ACCEPT SURVIVAL?

06

Feb

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MINISTER GAYTON MCKENZIE'S STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR BORDER CONTROL MEASURES AND IMMIGRATION ACTION

06

Feb

The ARC-OVR's monovalent SAT 1, SAT 2 & SAT 3 vaccine [Image: Department of Agriculture]

SOUTH AFRICA RESUMES LOCAL FMD VACCINE PRODUCTION

06

Feb

Minister Parks Tau and China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, have signed the China–Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (CAEPA), a landmark deal set to grant South African exports duty-free access to the Chinese market while boosting investment into South Africa’s economy.

MINISTER TAU SIGNS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP FOR SHARED PROSPERITY (CAEPA)

06

Feb

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NUCLEAR DOOMSDAY OR A NEW SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE?

05

Feb

ISRAEL - SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA DRAWS THE LINE WITH ISRAEL

01

Feb

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IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN BLACK RESISTANCE HISTORY IN FEBRUARY

01

Feb

Flooding in the Kruger National Park, which straddles Limpopo and Mpumalanga. [Image: Inside Metros]

FEROCIOUS FLOODS SHOW OUR SYSTEMS’ BETRAYAL OF THE MOST VULNERABLE

31

Jan

ZELENSKY AND EU FLAG - IMAGE: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP

UKRAINE’S ZELENSKY SHOULD STOP BEING MISLED BY EU’S WAR-MONGERS

31

Jan

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WE DARE NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO TAKE AWAY OUR AMUSEMENT

31

Jan

Mr Ariel Seidman

ISRAELI DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM SA

30

Jan

RAMAPHOSA

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA'S CLOSING REMARKS AT THE PRESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CHAMPION INITIATIVE (PICI) MEETING

30

Jan

Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System.

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WELCOMES THE MADLANGA COMMISSION INTERIM REPORT

29

Jan

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THE ELEPHANT IS STILL IN THE ROOM

28

Jan

BLACK PEOPLE - FREEPIK

THERE ARE NON-REVOLUTIONARIES HERE

27

Jan

SADC RESPONSE TEAM - SUPPLIED

SADC DEPLOYS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TO MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA

26

Jan

WEF and Ramaphosa - Reuters/Yves Herman

SOUTH AFRICA SELECTED TO HOST WEF AFRICA SUMMIT 2027

25

Jan

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GOD IS NOT AMUSED

25

Jan

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THE DAVOS SCRAMBLE TO REPLACE THE COLLAPSING INSTITUTIONS OF THE WEST

25

Jan

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'THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION' BY DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

25

Jan

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AMERICA’S “KILL LINE” MAKES A MOCKERY OF LIVING THE DREAM

24

Jan

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MOROCCOS’S MELTDOWN: TANTRUMS, TOWEL WARS AND TAKING THE 'L'

24

Jan

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DON'T LET CRAZY BE THE NEW NORMAL

24

Jan

Deputy Minister Dube-Ncube at DHET-China TVET event

DEPUTY MINISTER NOMUSA DUBE-NCUBE ADDRESSES THE 2025/26 GRADUATES OF THE DHET-CHINA TVET INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

23

Jan

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AMB WU PENG ADDRESSES SA STUDENTS RETURNING FROM SUCCESSFUL VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN CHINA

23

Jan

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WILL THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE PREVAIL?

23

Jan

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right) welcomed China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) at the National Palace of Ethiopia (Image: IFA Ethiopia / X nee Twitter)

THE IMPERATIVE OF THE VISIT OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI TO ETHIOPIA: REAFFIRMING THE "ALL-WEATHER STRATEGIC PARNERSHIP"

18

Jan

Patrice Emery Lumumba, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (Image: Al Jazeera))

THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF THE GREAT PATRICE EMERY LUMUMBA

17

Jan

ZELENSKY - GETTY

ZELENSKY’S PRAISE FOR MADURO’S KIDNAPPING MUST TEACH SA TO CHOOSE ALLIES WISELY

17

Jan

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FOR LEADERS CONCERNED WITH THE COMMON FUTURE OF HUMANITY

17

Jan

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SOUTH AFRICA’S PARTICIPATION AT THE 56th WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF)

17

Jan

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UN RESOLUTION 2797 CAUSES ANC TO RETHINK STRATEGY FOR WESTERN SAHARA

17

Jan

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'PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH' OR 'STRENGTH TO LOVE?'

15

Jan

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THE MORAL COURAGE TO BE SOVEREIGN AND GOOD

15

Jan

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THE SILENT DECLINE OF OUR NATIVE LANGUAGES

14

Jan

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HONEYCOIN AND TETHER TARGET CURRENCY RISK FACING AFRICAN TRADERS

14

Jan

AGOA

MINISTER TAU WELCOMES THE APPROVAL OF THE AGOA RENEWAL BILL

14

Jan

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ATM'S URGENT CALL TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC NEGLIGENCE FOLLOWING MONTAGUE GARDENS ACID SPILL

14

Jan

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CHINA POSTS RECORD TRADE IN 2025 AS PRIVATE FIRMS LEAD GROWTH

14

Jan

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US VS CUBA: “NOBODY TELLS CUBA WHAT TO DO”

12

Jan

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DOES THE UNIVERSE ANSWER TO SHOCK AND AWE?

11

Jan

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PRESIDENT TRUMP IS A THREAT TO WORLD PEACE

10

Jan

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TIME'S FRIEND - IN THE AI ERA, BE THAT 'INCURABLE OPTIMIST'

07

Jan

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BMA INTERCEPTS CIGARETTE SMUGGLING ATTEMPT USING DRONE TECHNOLOGY AT BEITBRIDGE

06

Jan

Delcy Rodríguez sworn in as acting president of Venezuela

DELCY RODRIGUEZ SWORN IN AS ACTING PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA

05

Jan

MADURO TRUMP - BY OUTLOOK MONEY

THE U.S. IS NOT DEFENDING DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA — IT IS ENFORCING CONTROL

05

Jan

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SOUTH AFRICA'S STATEMENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON VENEZUELA

05

Jan

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THE LAROUCHE DOCTRINE: IMPLEMENT IT NOW, BEFORE ITS TOO LATE

04

Jan

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CUBA'S STRONG CONDEMNATION OF THE "COWARDLY U.S. AGGRESSION AGAINST VENEZUELA"

04

Jan

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ABUSE IN THE AGE OF “AI” IS DIGITAL DANGER OF OUR TIME

03

Jan

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers his annual address to the nation, just days after he was inaugurated for a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 15, 2025. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters

VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT DENOUNCES THE US MILITARY ATTACK

03

Jan

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PRE AND POST 1994 CAPE TOWN MINSTREL CARNIVAL HAS NEVER FAILED TO COLOUR STREETS IN CELEBRATION

02

Jan

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BY BANNING AID AGENCIES FROM GAZA, ISRAEL HAS SEALED THE DEMISE OF PALESTNIANS

02

Jan

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GOODBYE TO A CHAOTIC 2025 - AND HELLO TO AN EVEN MORE TURBULENT 2026

02

Jan

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