STRAIGHTFORWARD ARITHMETIC
Cyril Ramaphosa came into office widely touted as South Africa’s master strategist and its unrivalled conciliator. Five-and-a-half years later, both those reputations are deservedly in ruins.
The country is on its knees as measured by almost any social or economic index. The fragility of our democracy is not only more evident, but the social cohesion necessary to sustain democracy has eroded alarmingly.
When he ousted the corrupt and useless Jacob Zuma, he was hailed across the political spectrum. In effect, he had at his command a government of national unity.
