South Africa: Patience With Ramaphosa's Presidency Is Waning Among South Africans

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South Africa's new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has just crossed 100 days in office with increasing signs that his honeymoon period is already over. The economic realities are hitting home. And the accompanying impatience which seemed suspended since he took over in February are reemerging.

Ramaphosa's tenure came with renewed hopes about the future of the country's economy. His state of the nation address, followed by the national budget, raised optimism that the economy would soon rebound. This followed President Jacob Zuma's rule which wrecked the economy through a series of corruption scandals and destructive economic decisions.

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