GARETH VAN ONSELEN: Cyril Ramaphosa and optimism-speak
What the people want now is truth — they want the truth because the ANC has taken hope away from them
09 June 2021 - 05:07
In his most recent newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote, “Optimism is the foundation of progress and hope is the companion of development.”
It was a trite observation from the President, amid much similar twaddle, all equally inane. A man of letters Cyril Ramaphosa is not. But the optimism routine in particular has worn paper thin, as has everyone’s patience. ..
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