LETTER: Cyril Ramaphosa not the best hope
Peter Bruce is wrong in his assessment of the president, who has so far achieved little
I have followed with great interest the debate over columnist Peter Bruce’s view that SA’s future prospects would be significantly improved by electoral support for Cyril Ramaphosa (For the Sake of the Country, Stand with the ANC’s Principled People, April 11). The argument seems to be based on the assumption that a large election victory will spur the president to make the reforms that are essential to achieving growth, peace and ultimate prosperity. Upfront, let me say that Bruce is a total gentleman and one of the finest journalists and political commentators SA has produced. He does not deserve the vicious personal insults hurled at him via traditional and social media. However, I disagree with his views. His argument presupposes that Ramaphosa is a reformer with a keen understanding of the workings of a modern economy. I have seen no evidence of this. Besides numerous vague assurances trotted out from time to time, aimed at impressing ratings agencies and nervous investors, ...
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