ALLAN GREENBLO: Enough already with the whining, Ramaphosa needs time
Ramaphosa has embarked on a clever strategy to work through the limitations imposed on power by politics. Exhortations to rush him are pointless and likely to backfire
Enough already with the whining. Given the horrible hand he was dealt on accession to the presidencies of the ANC and SA, worsened by the subsequent crisis in emerging-market currencies and the onset of domestic recession, the biggest disappointment of Cyril Ramaphosa’s still-brief tenure in the highest office is the realisation that he’s incapable of overnight miracles. Far too much has been expected of him over far too short a period. Just as there was investor elation on his cramped victory at the ANC’s elective conference in December, so there is a marked swing in the opposite direction that his delivery on promises comforting to economic growth has been muddled. The former mood wasn’t justified then; the latter isn’t justified now. The man is running a country, not a company, where the flexibilities to slash costs, especially on personnel, differ markedly. He’s also heading a political party, factious within itself and confronted by populist agitators devoid of responsibility f...
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