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Alec Hogg: Thanks for keeping faith Cyril, so should we
'SA breathed a sigh of relief when President Cyril Ramaphosa resisted the urge to tighten the lockdown, ignoring demands from the left', writes Alec Hogg.
Not for the first time, South Africa breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when its president resisted the urge to tighten the Covid-19 related lockdown, ignoring shrill demands from the left. So, the hospitality industry's much needed Easter holiday boost goes ahead, sparing the economy further harm.
For most, the ANC elective conference in December 2017 is a distant memory. Except for cynics, of course, who love to say reaction to Zuma's ousting – Ramaphoria – was overdone. Perhaps. But like every seismic shift, while it was over-estimated in the short-term, the long-term impact was under-estimated.
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