Tag: Ramaphosa
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Is A Necessary Shift for South Africa’s Future
By Bafana Phalane The South African health sector has once again come under the national spotlight, not only because of mounting pressures within the system, but also due to growing public debate around the future of healthcare in the country. Protests outside hospitals in Johannesburg and other urban centres have turned into heated pickets, some…
“We Will Not Be Bullied”
By Bafana Phalane In his recent State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa firmly declared, “We will not be bullied,” in response to mounting international criticism, particularly from the United States, over South Africa’s newly enacted land expropriation law. This legislation permits the government to expropriate private land without compensation, a move aimed at…
Kagame’s Reckless Call for War
By Bafana Phalane The recent public exchange of accusations between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has significant implications for regional stability and peace in Africa. Kagame’s Twitter outburst, in which he accused South Africa of “distortion, deliberate attacks, and…