Discursive ideologies in campaign speeches of Cyril Ramaphosa and Julius Malema in the 2019 South African presidential election by Ibitayo O. Oso, Ivie R. Oviawe

“…This work analyses the discursive ideologies embedded in campaign speeches of Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress (ANC) and Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the period before May 8, 2019, the South African general elections. …”
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Disillusionment and the dilemma of ‘the Democratic Type’: From Plato (Athenian populism), to Helen Zille (constitutional democracy), Cyril Ramaphosa (cooperative democracy) and Jesus Christ (compassionate democracy) by Daniël J. Louw

“…Thus, the reference to a plea for constitutional democracy (Helen Zille), and cooperative democracy that should include radical attitudinal change (Cyril Ramaphosa). It is argued that an anthropology, based on the passio Dei, can provide a spiritual basis for a new ethos and thus contribute to the establishment of a compassionate habitus of caring. …”
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Thuma Mina: A critical discourse on the prospect of a Ramaphosa presidency through the lenses of Isaiah 6:8 by Thinandavha D. Mashau, Mookgo S. Kgatle

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The Institutionalisation of endemic corruption: State capture in South Africa by Rene de Klerk, Hussein Solomon

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Axing the Rainbow by Irina Turner

“…In an application of Critical Discourse Analysis focusing on mythical metaphors, this article asks to what extent the new president Cyril Ramaphosa in his maiden State of the Nation Address projected a post-Zuma South African nation and answered to the challenges posed by Fallists.…”
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Axing the Rainbow by Irina Turner

“…In an application of Critical Discourse Analysis focusing on mythical metaphors, this article asks to what extent the new president Cyril Ramaphosa in his maiden State of the Nation Address projected a post-Zuma South African nation and answered to the challenges posed by Fallists.…”
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Axing the Rainbow by Irina Turner

“…This article asks how the new South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in his maiden State of the Nation Address projects a South African nation after the Rainbow Nation era and after Jacob Zuma.  …”
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An Assessment of Covid-19 pandemic quarantine and isolation programmes: A case study of the University of Limpopo by Mochaki Masipa

“…From March 2020, the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, imposed lockdown regulations in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which led to the closure of universities. …”
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Jerusalema, a Heritage Day Song of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Julia Mantsali Modise

“…<i>Jerusalema</i> music and dance was unofficially adopted as the Heritage Day song when President Cyril Ramaphosa encouraged the people to participate in the Jerusalemadancechallenge “to remember the loved ones lost to the COVID-19 disease and to quietly rejoice in the diverse heritage of our nation”. …”
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Social Policy in South Africa: the challenges of Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion by Ina Conradie

“…With the recent election of Cyril Ramaphosa as State President a new start has been made to build a successful economy which can act as a base for pro-poor policies. …”
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Vulnerability of South African women workers in the COVID-19 pandemic by Naidoo Saloshni, Naidoo Rajen Nithiseelan

“…Shortly after, President Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a National State of Disaster placing the country under “lockdown”. …”
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Religious live-streaming in response to coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown in South Africa by Mookgo Solomon Kgatle

“…The spread of the virus in South Africa caused President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce a national state of disaster in the country on 15 March 2020. …”
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Reimagining Gender-Based Violence in the Eye of the COVID-19 Storm and Beyond: A Practical-Missiological Reflection on an African Family through the Lenses of the Biblical Narrativ... by Thinandavha Derrick Mashau

“…In his presidential address to the nation on 18 June 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa identified GBV in South Africa as a second pandemic. …”
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Can South Africa / Nigeria relations be recalibrated? by Gopaldas, Ronak

“…However, the episode may emerge as a catalyst for resetting bilateral ties across political, social and business domains. Both Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Muhammadu Buhari see enormous upside potential from building a far closer working relationship. …”
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Non-COVID-19 Patients Left out in the Cold by Camille Castelyn

“… [7] John Eligon et al., “Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States,” The New York Times (Online), April 14, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/coronavirus-race.html. [8] Cyril Ramaphosa, “Message by President Cyril Ramaphosa on COVID-19 Pandemic 30 March,” March 30, 2020, http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/speeches/message-president-cyril-ramaphosa-covid-19-pandemic; Cyril Ramaphosa, “Message by President Cyril Ramaphosa on COVID-19 Pandemic 9 April,” April 9, 2020, http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/speeches/message-president-cyril-ramaphosa-covid-19-pandemic-0…”
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South African Female Presidential Leadership and the inevitability of a donga as final destination? Reading the Deuteronomistic Athaliah the <i>bosadi</i> way by V. Ndikhokele N. Mtshiselwa, Madipoane Masenya (ngwan�a Mphahlele)

“…Disturbingly, against the call for a female presidential leadership Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the National Union of Mineworkers, together with the ANC leadership in the Gauteng province, are lobbying for a male presidential candidate namely, Cyril Ramaphosa. In order to engage the issue of patriarchy in the South African politics, the Sepedi/Northern Sotho proverb <em>tsa etwa ke ye tshadi pele, di wela ka leope</em> [once they are led by a female one, that is, a cow, they will fall into a donga] will be employed as a hermeneutical tool to re-read the Deuteronomistic Athaliah the <em>bosadi</em> way. the interest of the preceding way lies at seeking justice for the transformation of many an African women's life in present day South Africa. …”
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A Fatherhood Faith-Based Values Intervention programme for incarcerated fathers at the Potchefstroom Remand Detention Facility: A narrative approach by Fazel E. Freeks

“…South Africa currently has overcrowded places of incarceration even though the president of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, granted special remission to 14 647 offenders in 2019. …”
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Siphefumula Ngenxeba in our own homes: Gender-based violence during COVID-19 pandemic by Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini, Jacob T. Mofokeng

“…When the president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, declared the lockdown in reaction to the worldwide pandemic: COVID-19 one of the expectations was that families would spend more time together in harmony. …”
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A place for traditional and customary practices in funerals during and post COVID-19: Insights from South Africa. by Monicca Thulisile Bhuda, Thabang Motswaledi, Phemelo Marumo

“…President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government declared a National State of Disaster, and banned large gatherings to help contain the spread of coronavirus on March 21, 2020. …”
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Clergies and self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A challenge to pastoral care by Hundzukani P. Khosa-Nkatini

“…On the 15th of March 2020, the current president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a National State of Disaster as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …”
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