Ramaphosa probably gave the best speech he could have, given the circumstances, his ideological straitjacket, and his complete lack of spine. It didn’t inspire hope, though.
If a State of Disaster is used by President Cyril Ramaphosa – along with a new Minister within the ambit of his own Office – to circumvent the worst of ANC's self-induced shackles, it may be an experiment worth withstanding. But equally, its failure could result in a real disaster, writes Daniel Silke.