Opinion

Cyril must learn: a little empathy goes a long way

08 September 2019 - 00:00 By William Gumede

President Cyril Ramaphosa should take a leaf out of 39-year-old New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s book on the way she used a mixture of compassion, visible presence and firmness during the country’s worst terrorist attack in modern history in March this year, to give direction, restore calm and provide hope...

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