NATASHA MARRIAN: Ramaphosa’s clownish coterie
The president really shouldn’t have to be cleaning up after his bumbling aides all the time
29 June 2023 - 05:00
Say what you will about President Cyril Ramaphosa, he is the last remaining statesman in the ANC and, in recent weeks, it showed.
He reminded South Africa of his potential when he led the African peace mission to Russia and Ukraine, represented South Africa at the summit for a new global financing pact in Paris and signed an agreement for a $1bn green energy fund with Denmark and the Netherlands (ignoring the apparent recalcitrance of his energy minister, Gwede Mantashe). ..
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