President Cyril Ramaphosa is in New York to attend a session of the UN General Assembly. I wait with bated breath for his inaugural address to the UN, when he outlines our country’s foreign and domestic policy, including the land reform programme. My prediction is that the land reform topic will not be celebrated there. Ramaphosa is also going to meet the CEs of major global companies as part of a drive to attract foreign direct investment. Although he is admirably trying to contain corruption and malfeasance, investors are likely to adopt a wait-and-see approach. Furthermore, his recently unveiled economic stimulus plan has "no date and no timeline", as pointed out by economist Mike Schussler. Aside from bankrupt and dysfunctional state entities, previous profiteering and malfeasance in provincial and municipal government will also be seen as red flags. Past government pillaging has not only hurt our country economically but also harmed its reputation. And the president has been sl...
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