Over the past three months, the new government has been riding a wave of sentiment founded on the proposition that its formation represents the best alchemy out of a complicated electoral outcome.

The ability of the ANC to convince a broad range of parties that the country’s best chance of progressing was to work together rather than undermine each other represented Cyril Ramaphosa’s biggest gamble yet. It is a gamble that will ultimately determine his legacy, and the future of the ANC. ..

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