Can Ramaphosa Pull South Africa's Ruling Party Out of Graft Pit?

When the novel coronavirus hit South Africa harder than any other African nation earlier this year, the government's handling of the pandemic became a rare good news story for President Cyril Ramaphosa. But then the bad news story of the past decade caught up with him and the governing African National Congress (ANC), triggering new debate about whether the party is capable of reforming itself and ending corruption, writes allAfrica's John Allen.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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