NICELY DONE, MR PRESIDENT!
WHEN he was inaugurated 2018, he was seen as South Africa’s saviour–finallya cool, clear head and a safe set of hands to steer us out of the mess of the Zuma years.
Ramaphoria reigned and many felt hopeful about the changes President Cyril Ramaphosa would introduce into a country that had been ravaged by corruption and plagued by a sluggish economy.
But as the months went by, South Africans became impatient at what seemed like very little action and a rather slow rate of change. He was accused of being too quiet, too soft, too much of a long-game player. There were fears he would be overwhelmed by the Zuma faction; that he was too weak.
