ALEXANDER PARKER: Who really takes the risk in a grand coalition?
It’s important to note the complexity and risk in the design and negotiation of the future
The road ahead is littered with risk like potholes on an Eastern Cape road. The scale of this is reflected by jittery markets; in the lead-up to the elections I was phoned by hedge fund managers and bankers who wanted my “gut” take on the outcome of the election. I told them that I thought the ANC would get 45%-48% of the vote, and, like many, I was wrong.
I saw the projections of Wayne Sussman, Ipsos, Victory Research and others, and I just couldn’t believe it. They took plenty of abuse on social media (and some are characteristically vile in return), but it’s only right to acknowledge that they have done a great job...
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