Five premium writers on the state of SA after Ramaphosa’s victory
Carol Paton, Peter Bruce, Barney Mthombothi, Justice Malala and Ranjeni Munusamy examine Ramaphosa’s first moves since winning the ANC presidency in December
Dear reader, The new year started with a bang as Cyril Ramaphosa began to outline how he intends to change the ANC and deal with the tricky problem of the continuing presidency of Jacob Zuma. To give you a taste of what our subscribers are reading, here are five articles on the unfolding political drama. To read these articles — and many others — in full, become a subscriber for just R120 a month. First up, writing in Business Day under the headline 'Zuma to exit stage, leaving Ramaphosa with twin headaches', deputy editor Carol Paton outlines two sobering challenges Ramaphosa has to face. Here is an extract from Carol’s article: This operating style is typical of Ramaphosa — he does not succumb to the temptation to score cheap political points and prefers clear processes to unfold, which he can observe at an arm’s length. His preference is always for the long, strategic game. Unfortunately, though, there are two burning priorities, and in both he has no choice but to engage in a he...
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