The crisis swirling around South Africa’s system of welfare payments to the poorest third of its people has become a game of chicken.
Government’s decision to stall plans championed by President Jacob Zuma to build nuclear plants has exposed his waning authority.
South Africa delayed plans to build new nuclear power plants over concern about their cost and the waning demand for additional electricity.
The ruling party leadership has rallied around President Jacob Zuma despite the release of the State of Capture report.
Ramaphosa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma are regarded as front-runners to take over from Zuma as ANC president next year, and possibly president in 2019.
The ruling party is divided over President Jacob Zuma’s leadership and a decision by prosecutors to charge Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
The repeated crises have raised question marks over whether the country’s leaders have the ability to do their jobs and what motivates them.
The president will reportedly look to patch up ties with business leaders on Tuesday – just two days before the State of the Nation address.
The Cape Argus Cycle Tour held this past weekend was estimated to have contributed R450-million to the Western Cape’s economy.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has urged the business sector to get more involved in the economy through infrastructure and job creation projects.