Independent on Saturday

Whiny whinge a rinse and spin of inaction

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After last weekend’s ANC national executive committee meeting, President Cyril Ramaphosa unexpectedly decided to bare his soul in a “conversation with the media”.

As with all the “conversations with the nation” he held during the pandemic, this was another of those occasions where he spoke and everyone dutifully listened.

“No president has gone through or faced the challenges I’ve faced,” he told the hacks, his voice cracking with emotion. He had counted up to 14 challenges that ranged from state capture

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