🔒 Ramaphosa caught between a rock and a hard place – The Economist
In an article in The Economist, the magazine writes that it has been another bad week for Ramaphosa as his enemies are “undermining his administration.”
In an article in The Economist, the magazine writes that it has been another bad week for Ramaphosa as his enemies are “undermining his administration.”
The loud protest of the “unconscionable endorsement” in an open letter by the DA’s John Steenhuisen asking for a retraction by the Economist is likely to be ignored.
To stop the rot in South Africa, back Cyril Ramaphosa, says influential magazine The Economist. It summarises the ruling party as follows: “Good man, bad party.”
The Integrated Resource Plan, which is expected after the 8 May elections should reveal the roadmap to South Africa’s energy future. It ought to lay out how South Africa will make two transitions: from coal to renewables; and from monopoly to market-based system.
African countries should drive a harder bargain as the third scramble for Africa may actually benefit its inhabitants.
Life is too short to read bad books. So it’s worth paying attention to the annual Books of the Year feature in The Economist.
South African MBA programmes, run by SA institutions and in conjunction with universities from elsewhere, don’t feature at the top of the world rankings.
The world should start preparing for a recession, says The Economist. The respected business and finance publication outlines the challenges for the global economy after stock markets fell across the world.
Zambia’s political landscape bears a remarkable resemblance to South Africa, with a politically-linked elite sucking funds out of state entities.
The Economist asks: When an emerging market loses favour with its creditors, how should its government respond?