South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of changes to his executive were met with mixed reactions.
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Cabinet reshuffles are always much less important events than the hype which surrounds them would suggest.
Persistent rampant povery has been blamed on the compromises made by the African National Congress during negotiations to end apartheid.
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Book sheds new light on the evolution of the economic policy of the African National Congress, South Africa’s governing party.
The All Blacks after beating the Springboks 57-0 in New Zealand on September 16, 2017.
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South Africans supporting visiting New Zealand rugby teams took root in a tumultuous time as an expression of defiance against apartheid.
South Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa and former finance minister Trevor Manuel were instrumental to the making of the country’s National Development Plan.
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South Africa’s five-year-old National Development Plan suffers from gross misinterpretation by different parties.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (right) and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. The jury is out on whether Ramaphosa will break ranks.
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The stakes have not been higher since the heady days of the early 1990s when South Africa also looked over the brink. Now it is less about brink and more about who will blink
The South African currency, the rand, fell to its lowest level in four years after President Jacob Zuma removed the country’s finance minister.
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The removal of Minister Nene is a significant act. The fact that he has been replaced by someone who is unknown and untested simply compounds it.