Ramaphosa will need some of FDR's 'tactical fluidity' to right the ship

30 December 2017 - 00:00

By tony leon AND Tony Leon

Shortly after Cyril Ramaphosa's narrow victory, a senior opposition MP offered a vivid metaphor wrapped in a backhanded compliment to the new ANC president. "It's like a piece of driftwood which you grab with both hands in a stormy sea after a shipwreck," my informant suggested.

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