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December 12, 2023 Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, _University of South Africa_ President Cyril Ramaphosa’s messages, and tone of delivery, suggest an assertive leader representing the interests of

the global south. February 1, 2023 Jo-Ansie van Wyk, _University of South Africa_ South Africa’s foreign policy under Ramaphosa emphasises economic diplomacy and ‘progressive

internationalism’, which promotes global equity and ending the dominance of the global north. June 24, 2022 Susan Booysen, _University of the Witwatersrand_ The ANC has been using multiple

tactics to fend off the looming calamity of not having Ramaphosa as its president, and that of the country, in the clear absence of a credible candidate to replace him. February 1, 2022

Roger Southall, _University of the Witwatersrand_ The ANC retains its determination to rule yet lacks the capacity to do so effectively. The only way out of the dilemma is its defeat in an

election. January 8, 2022 Keith Gottschalk, _University of the Western Cape_ Ramaphosa currently has no known rivals with widespread support within the African National Congress. November

25, 2021 Keith Gottschalk, _University of the Western Cape_ This history covers twelve decades, from the surrender of Boer guerrillas in the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902 to the July 2021

looting spree and violence. October 28, 2021 Mcebisi Ndletyana, _University of Johannesburg_ The increased and diverse number of contestants shows a citizenry that is unwilling to leave its

fate in the hands of ineffective incumbents. May 13, 2021 Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, _Tshwane University of Technology_ Ramaphosa is set to go down in the annals of history as an ANC

president who presided over a tumultuous epoch in the party’s evolution. January 23, 2020 Matthew Graham, _University of Dundee_ Ramaphosa is constrained by his tenuous control over South

Africa’s governing party, the ANC. January 9, 2020 Susan Booysen, _University of the Witwatersrand_ The most that may be hoped for from the party’s annual statement is evidence of a

president who is confident, clear and courageous. October 30, 2019 Seán Mfundza Muller, _University of Johannesburg_ A major concern is that the government’s resolve is strongest on policies

that are actually quite suspect. July 4, 2019 Sithembile Mbete, _University of Pretoria_ Election to the Security Council is prestigious for member states because it gives them a seat at

the highest table of global decision-making. May 30, 2019 Steven Friedman, _University of Johannesburg_ The Cabinet signals to the Zuma faction that the Ramaphosa group believes their star

is waning and that they are not strong enough to turn the tide. May 28, 2019 Dirk Kotze, _University of South Africa_ Ramaphosa couldn’t appoint people with a cloud over their heads,

especially given his stated commitment to a clean and effective government. January 22, 2019 Sean Gossel, _University of Cape Town_ Indications are that even an ANC victory at the polls is

unlikely to reverse the party’s decline in popular support. January 13, 2019 Cheryl Hendricks, _Human Sciences Research Council_ The vision set out by Cyril Ramaphosa has the seeds for

galvanising South Africans to get back on the right path. But it urgently needs a plan to make it happen. November 8, 2018 Cathleen Powell, _University of Cape Town_ Unrealistic expectations

about what commissions can achieve comes from the fact that they’re often confused with courts of law. August 21, 2018 Dirk Kotze, _University of South Africa_ The axing of the prosecutions

head follows sweeping changes to other king positions in the security cluster by President Cyril Ramaphosa. August 14, 2018 Pierre de Vos, _University of Cape Town_ South Africa’s

Constitutional Court judgment shows concern that the independence of the country’s prosecuting authority has been compromised.