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War on four fronts - Ramaphosa’s first 100 days
After 100 days, the first rays of the ‘new dawn’ expected of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency can be seen
RAY HARTLEY: Either Ramaphosa drags the ANC into the light or it drags him into the shadows
'The party has to lift its gaze from its navel to the horizon. If it does so, it will see millions of sceptical voters'
RAY HARTLEY: The five things Ramaphosa must do to fix SA
These are the new president's top priorities
TRENDING: Breaking the chains: ‘nihilistic populism’
Ramaphosa’s growing profile, and Zuma’s disappearance, have created a crisis for the EFF
RAY HARTLEY: Cyril Ramaphosa reaches for his lifelong dream
From unionist to capitalist, and back to politics — the deputy president of SA has never taken his eye off the main prize
RAY HARTLEY: To be or not to be – Ramaphosa’s two big dilemmas
'Prosecuting Zuma will add to divisions in the party and alienate the substantial part of the organisation which still backs Zuma. Ramaphosa will have to choose: Party unity or electoral credibility'
TRENDING: Carl Niehaus, the serial orphan
Having a con man front her campaign doesn’t seem to bother Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in the slightest
Life of diplomatic intrigue amid radical changes
Leo ‘Rusty’ Evans was Pik Botha's right-hand man in an era of covert diplomacy and intrigue
LIVE BLOG: It's crunch time as Gigaba delivers his first budget speech
Malusi Gigaba delivers his medium-term budget as revenues decline and state-owned enterprises demand tens of billions in bail-out money
LIVE BLOG: Malusi Gigaba, bearer of bad news
Malusi Gigaba delivers his medium-term budget as revenues decline and state-owned enterprises demand tens of billions in bail-out money
