Immediate priorities for Ramaphosa and the sixth Parliament

On Wednesday evening, President Cyril Ramamaphosa was elected unopposed by the sixth Parliament of the “democratic” South Africa — and he will be sworn in as president of the republic at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria on Saturday.

So, what awaits Ramaphosa and the sixth Parliament as they prepare to hit the ground running? South Africa is emerging from a difficult period, what Ramaphosa, by his own admission, called the “lost nine years”. Under Zuma, allegations of “state capture” and corruption have preoccupied the country. The ongoing tariff war between the two countries is threatening the pockets of many South Africans and will have an effect on other consumer goods that we rely on for our daily lives. Ramaphosa, MPs and those who make it into his Cabinet, should take an active interest in the US/China trade war with the aim of protecting South African consumers. Just simply watching the confrontation and thinking that “it has nothing to do with South Africa” doesn’t cut it.

Financially, African economies, including South Africa, continue to lose billions of US dollars — money that was supposed to contribute to Africa’s developmental agenda and fight poverty — owing to illicit financial flows.

That's a fact. And worst part they are not far apart

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