Standoff with Sisulu further erodes confidence in Ramaphosa

This week's sorry episode shows again how the ANC’s factional politics constrain the president and hold SA to ransom

23 January 2022 - 00:00 By Editorial

This week’s standoff between President Cyril Ramaphosa and tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu reflects the ANC’s fundamental internal contradictions, which have proved to be devastating for the republic and its people...

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