SAM MKOKELI: Maybe more travel in Africa will focus Cyril’s mind
He may get to realise that we will be left behind in a big way, writes Sam Mkokeli
13 November 2022 - 06:25
President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Nairobi this week, where a new visa-free arrangement for Kenyans entering South Africa was announced. That was a significant move. Thinking facetiously, we may need to send him out more often to get him moving on important decisions to help our economy and those of other countries on the continent.
Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta initiated talks on opening the borders in a controlled way in 2016 — never mind the ease-of-movement ideals of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development more than a decade earlier. ..
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