South Africa: the overstuffed couch

President Cyril Ramaphosa was seen as the last best hope by the remaining uncorrupted parts of the African National Congres, which has seen its vote fall steeply in recent elections.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was Mr. Clean, thought to be so rich that he wouldn’t need to steal, writes Gwynne Dyer.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

December 22, 2022

LONDON, U.K.—“Don’t have a couch stuffed with cash? Don’t worry, you can keep reading for free,” reads the ad on the website of the Daily Maverick, a tough and sometimes very funny South African news site. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cash-stuffed sofa ha...

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