
On the weekly episode of the vodcast ‘The Bill’, CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit and political analyst Tara Roos talk about the impact that Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency has had on South Africa.
Kiewit cites News24 Editor-in-Chief Adriaan Basson’s latest opinion piece in which he asks, “Doesn’t President Cyril Ramaphosa ever get angry with the daily reports of corruption and maladministration?”
“Do you think he ever reflects? Do you think he ever calls in someone who throws the book at him, and gets angry?” asks Kiewit.
Tara replies, “Cyril has one emotion, and that’s ‘in shock’. He’s shocked, he’s surprised, he’s stunned. That’s all Cyril really has to say about the ever-unfolding events of…
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