Whether the president is willing and able to rein in ANC radicals remains to be seen, says Daniel Silke.
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa is widely expected to remain president of the continent’s most industrialised country as partial results from Wednesday’s vote show his party winning comfortably.
“His challenges are largely going to be within his own political party,” said Silke. “He is going to have to convince that the state-owned enterprises need substantial review of operation and – potentially – ownership. “The composition of his cabinet is going to be critical. The first sign that he can really steer his party towards the middle ground is whether he can appoint a new cabinet that provides optimism and breathes some light into policy and efficient governance.”“Ramaphosa will have to make some very hard decisions on this matter. He is going to have to choose whether he wants to be investor-friendly or whether he wants the interests of his own political party… to win out,” said Silke.
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