A Sona that even the World Bank can applaud

When Ramaphosa delivered his speech this week, it sounded like he was plagiarising an unsung agreement with the World Bank about how SA should conduct economic policy

13 February 2022 - 00:01

For a while there on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa really looked like the economic reformer he longs to be. Things were going to happen, and fast. It seemed almost impossible...

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