ZELENSKY ABRUPTLY CANCELS PART OF HIS VISIT TO SA, RETURNS TO UKRAINE
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has cut short his visit to the Republic of South Africa and is returning to Ukraine after a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ukrainian media said. “The Ukrainian Foreign Minister will hold all necessary meetings in South Africa,” Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel. He arrived in Pretoria […]
REVERSAL OF VAT IS A HARD-WON VICTORY FOR THE WORKING CLASS
The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the decision by the National Treasury, announced on 23 April 2025, to reverse the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increases. This reversal marks a significant victory for the working class, achieved through persistent mobilisation, mass action and principled resistance led by progressive formations, including the SACP. The immediate task […]
BMA EXECUTE ANTI-CORRUPTION OPERATION AT BEITBRIDGE BORDER
In a concerted effort to root out corruption and strengthen the integrity of South Africa’s ports of entry operations, the Border Management Authority (BMA) conducted a successful, intelligence-driven operation at the Beitbridge Port of Entry during the Easter period. The operation led to the arrest of two BMA Immigration officials, five undocumented foreign nationals, and […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA HOSTS PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY OF UKRAINE
President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Thursday, 24 April 2025, hosted the President of Ukraine, His Excellency President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on an Official Visit to South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The Official Visit to South Africa by President Zelenskyy is the first by a Head of State from Ukraine. This official visit follows on […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA INITIATES CONSULTATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE
President Cyril Ramaphosa has initiated consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly on the appointment of a Deputy Chief Justice. Section 174(3) of the Constitution provides that the President as head of the national executive, after consulting the Judicial Service Commission and the leaders of parties […]
SOUTH AFRICA EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO INDIA FOLLOWING ATTACK ON TOURISTS
The South African Government is deeply saddened by the news of the attack on tourists that took place in Pahalgam, India. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives and to all those who have been injured in this horrific incident. The South African […]
SACP: PEOPLE’S PROTESTS AGAINST ZELENSKY’S VISIT TO SA
The demonstration in Tshwane will take place as follows: Date: Thursday, 24 April 2025Time: 11h00Venue: Ukrainian Embassy, 398 Marias Street, Pretoria The demonstration in Soweto, Johannesburg, will take place as follows: Date: Thursday, 24 April 2025Time: 14h00Venue: Walter Sisulu Square, Cnr Klipspruit Valley Road & Union Road, Kliptown, Soweto
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TO UNDERTAKE WORKING VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, on Wednesday 23 April 2025, undertake a Working Visit to Maseru, Lesotho, to Co-Chair the Second Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho, with His Excellency Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho. This South Africa–Lesotho Bi-National Commission […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE TO ADDRESS 2025 FINANCIAL BUDGET ROUNDTABLE
In his capacity as Chairperson of the Cabinet Committee tasked with overseeing the processes around 2025 Budget and Fiscal Framework, Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, virtually address a high-level Budget 2025 Roundtable convened by the Financial and Fiscal Commission of South Africa (FFC) in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. Held […]
SA MUST RETHINK HOSTING THE DIVISIVE UKRAINE’S ZELENSKY
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s scheduled official state visit to SA is next week is fraught with huge geopolitical repercussions for Pretoria. Since the announcement in recent times that President Zelensky would be landing on our shores on April 24, I’ve been grappling to wisdom behind his visit. In all honesty, and without a shred of […]
STATEMENT FROM THE CHRIS HANI FAMILY
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the government, the South African Communist Party, the African National Congress and other Alliance partners, our traditional leaders and the people of the Eastern Cape and South Africa at large for their unwavering support during the 32nd annual commemoration of Chris Hani, held in Cofimvaba, Chris Hani District, on […]
TURNING CONCRETE INTO COURAGE: CROSS-COUNTRY TRAILBLAZERS “GAUTA BMX”
Three determined cyclists from the Gauta BMX club have embarked on a monumental journey that has captured the hearts of millions of South Africans, and beyond. “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about”. What was so momentously said by author Margaret J Wheatley was profoundly echoed closer […]