The ANC made the mistake of thinking it would have time, that the country would have time to recover. There was no thought about preparing for future threats or dangers.
At the beginning of Ramaphosa's presidency, his task was simple. It was largely to undo the damage of the past decade. It would be unfair to say he has not made some efforts in the almost three years as president. Despite his efforts though, even before Covid-19 made its debut, things were not looking good. The triple challenge - unemployment, poverty and inequality - is stubborn and seemingly unrelenting.
Giving his State of the Nation Address last month, Ramaphosa dwelt on the idea of a social compact. He isolated this as the defining essence of our democracy and as a mark of what makes the new SA resilient. Given SA's ongoing difficulties it was difficult to see how seeking consensus at every turn was going to lead to decisive action from government on policy and governance. His government by summit just made him come across as indecisive.
After? Already it's showing - one has to only look at the hogging of food and resources by the middle class and the rich - whilst the poor languish in further poverty right this very moment. We are way past that litmus test - the state has failed period and this virus has shown
Well, this challenges have always been there so it won't be a different challenge/test. To me it will be like being given the same test on a different day that's it...
What was his test before?🤔
So same as before?
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