If the unrest showed us anything, it is that Cyril's 'long game' has failed

ANC politics aside, Ramaphosa must use this moment to boldly stamp his authority on the government, writes Ann Bernstein

25 July 2021 - 00:00 By ANN BERNSTEIN

'The threat to our democracy remains present and real." President Cyril Ramaphosa, in making this statement, was referring to the traitors who organised the insurrection and lit the fuse for the looting and mayhem of the past few weeks and whose leaders have not yet been identified, arrested and charged...

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