DUBLIN — With all the drama of the election, it's easy to forget that this wasn't actually the hard part. In fact, the hard part is still to come – the victorious ANC and its leader Cyril Ramaphosa must now overhaul the country's sagging economy. It's going to be a stiff challenge. Growth has sputtered to a virtual halt (it's slower than population growth, meaning that SA isn't really breaking even) and there are deep problems ranging from the disasters at Eskom and SAA to ongoing tensions over land reform. Ramaphosa has been given a mandate to fix things, but he faces a real job of work, particularly since there are interests within the ANC that would like to see him ousted in favour of a more graft-friendly, pro-Zupta candidate. Ramaphosa is made of stern stuff and that's a good thing, because the next five years will test his mettle in every imaginable way. – Felicity Duncan

Fight to revive South Africa awaits Ramaphosa after bruising election

By Gabriele Steinhauser

(The Wall Street Journal) JOHANNESBURG – His election secured, the real fight begins for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to protect his economic-overhaul plans – and his job – from party infighting.

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