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Vol 66 No 1

Published 10th January 2025


South Africa

Political marriage holds together

Disunity among leftists, trade unionists and the populists of the EFF and MK has weakened opposition to the centrist GNU

Cyril Ramaphosa’s grand political coalition has survived its first six months with modestly rising investment levels, lower inflation, and energy reforms. As the first African country to chair the G20 group of nations, South Africa could revive its global standing which reached a high point 30 years ago with the defeat of apartheid and a negotiated transition.

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