Setting up a unity government highlights that a positive turnaround is possible for South Africa, though it is far from guaranteed.
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Poor governance and incompetence plague South Africa’s public administration, particularly at the local level.
His department can enhance the country’s soft power and create jobs - but he’ll have to turn its reputation around and run its operations better.
The ANC leads the unity government. If it leads South Africa back to happier times, that is most likely to benefit the ANC, rather than the DA.
South Africans would have wanted to hear President Cyril Ramaphosa spell out how the unity government will address poverty and unemployment.
A sea change in the system of governance is needed to fix South Africa and rebuild an economy plagued by serious crises.
What lies ahead for South Africa’s new government of national unity?
Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet choices appear to have been driven more (if not exclusively) by bona fides and pragmatism. This augurs well for the multi-party arrangement.
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