RANJENI MUNUSAMY: If Ramaphosa really wants investment, he should pull his party into line
'Ramaphosa might have great plans for South Africa's recovery, but it would appear that his own organisation is weighing him down'
It is evident that our country has low expectations of political leaders when we are impressed that our president cut short a foreign trip to fly home to attend to political unrest in North West. It should not be extraordinary when elected leaders actually do their jobs or realise when problems have reached crisis levels. However, South Africa has registered one of the highest rates of protest action in the world as communities are perpetually trying to draw attention to their grievances. Many of their cries go unheard and their complaints remain unresolved as it is usually the police, not their elected representatives, who interface with protesting communities.While talking up the "new dawn" in London, it came to President Cyril Ramaphosa's attention that the people of Mahikeng had had enough of North West premier Supra Mahumapelo. By the time Ramaphosa got to Mahikeng on Friday afternoon, the town resembled a war zone, with extensive damage to public property. The eruption in Nort...
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