South Africa
ANC heaps new pressure on Ramaphosa over land expropriation bill

South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa's impossible task to appoint new ambassador in the US

Deputy Justice Minister Andries Carl Nel is being considered, among other potential candidates, to take over the South African embassy in Washington given current diplomatic tensions. But this nomination risks destabilising an already fragile government coalition.

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Alassane Ouattara, William Ruto, Cyril Ramaphosa

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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South Africa
Pretoria considers quotas for foreign workers in hospitality sector

A bill is currently being prepared to encourage the employment of nationals who have few qualifications. Although it does not target any particular sector, hospitality recruitment networks are in its sights.

South Africa
South African delegation will head to Paris's February AI summit

South Africa's deputy minister of communications and digital, Mondli Gungubele, from the ANC party, will be in Paris on 10 and 11 February for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit organised by the Élysée Palace.

South Africa
Democratic Alliance manoeuvres to influence ANC foreign policy

As the second largest force in the African National Congress-dominated government of national unity, the centre-right DA party is no longer willing to play second fiddle when it comes to international relations.

South Africa
Ramaphosa seeks to maintain unity of his ANC and DA cabinet

The president held a meeting of his leading cabinet members on 13-14 July.

South Africa
General elections: EFF hires US consultants to improve lead over Zuma's party

In the final stretch of campaigning ahead of a landmark election, Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters party has hired a US consultancy firm in a bid to fend off competition from disgraced former president Jacob Zuma.

South Africa
ANC vainly hopes to pass expropriation bill ahead of party conference

The first house of the South African parliament adopted a bill to allow land expropriations without compensation on 28 September. The African National Congress would like to trumpet this success at its national conference in December, but the clock is ticking and several hurdles stand in the way of it being promulgated in time.