Ramaphosa calls on the private sector and labour to work with Transnet and the government to fix escalating problems
A team led by the ministers of employment and labour, trade, industry and competition, and finance have been meeting social partners to map out the priorities that must be reflected in the new social compact
Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours
There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report
As Nkosazana Disaster Zuma gets ready to once again rule we should fear a cigarette ban to keep the lights on is loading
In addition to the looting of Covid-19 emergency funds released in terms of the 2020 state of national disaster, Ramaphosa’s term has been marked by a series of acts of financial lunacy by members of his cabinet.
The NEC has criticised the president for not taking charge of the two ministers responsible for fixing the energy crisis
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
The president is at his most powerful in the ANC, but his strategy of playing the long game could work against him
The party wants the presidency to co-ordinate all responses to the energy fiasco