Can Ramaphosa seize this crisis to change South Africa?
By
Carien du Plessis
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July 23, 2021 12:55
Beyond reshuffles of the cabinet, there are many urging President Ramaphosa to seize this ‘revolutionary’ moment to enact fundamental changes both for the ruling ANC and the wider economy. But those closest to the president suggest Ramaphosa’s slow-but-sure approach is unlikely to change.
More than two weeks after infighting in the African National Congress spilled over into large-scale looting and violence, killing over 300 people, leaders of the oldest liberation movement are preparing to take stock.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been under pressure to reshuffle his cabinet after some ministers in his security cluster were caught flat-footed when the imprisonment of his political