The Editor’s Desk: Times are tough, but Ramaphosa is ready

DUBLIN — Cyril Ramaphosa is in the driver's seat, but the course he has to navigate is full of challenges. From Eskom to Makhanda, Ramaphosa faces a landscape marred by corruption, mismanagement, incompetence, and failure. How he and his team rise to these challenges will determine whether South Africa Inc sinks or swims. This week, Alec Hogg and I discuss some of the problems Ramaphosa must address and focus on one area where he seems to be making the necessary changes: The National Prosecuting Authority. The NPA was eviscerated by the Zuma regime, which didn't enjoy the NPA's attempts to investigate Zuma's corruption. The first step to seeing justice done for the country is the rebuilding of this shattered institution and Ramaphosa is taking steps to do just that. And the good news is that the world is taking note – as we discuss, the SA stock market is showing signs of a return to business-as-usual. This is a great development for South Africans who are thinking about their futures. – Felicity Duncan

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of The Editor's Desk here on Biznews Radio. I'm Felicity Duncan and with me, Alec Hogg. Alec, Ramaphosa's firmly in the driver's seat right now and he's already kicking off with some interesting challenges and I'm thinking here specifically, of the story that we've been following on Biznews, which is the… Let's call it 'the goings on' in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) with respect to some misbehaviour there by the Department of Water. Do you want to talk a little bit about this?

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