LETTER: Taking on AU role is a bad move
Cyril Ramaphosa’s plate is already full of local problems without adding the rest of Africa’s woes
10 February 2020 - 17:08
How is it that President Cyril Ramaphosa can accept the leadership role of the AU while at home he is finding it an uphill task to address our own serious problems? All of our state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are bankrupt, criminality is a way of life, unemployment is on the increase, health services are worsening and education is in the doldrums. Junk is the operative word.
In his speech to the AU, Ramaphosa talked about taking on the problems of the African continent, like ending the civil conflicts and addressing climate change. Really? What can he do there that he can’t manage here?..
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