Once vulnerable, Ramaphosa is now sailing to a historic achievement

Despite the ANC’a electoral calamity in May, the president is on course to be the first to complete a full two terms

25 August 2024 - 00:00

It is not often that a sitting head of state leads his political party to its worst electoral performance, its relatively strong majority evaporating into thin air, and yet not only gets to keep his post but appears to be in a far stronger position than he was before the elections. ..

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