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President Cyril Ramaphosa with His Royal Highness Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, during his State Visit to Saudi Arabia: Presidency/Twitter
As the economic hub of South Africa spirals into deeper water cuts, an Eskom unable to end load shedding, the rand hovering around $18, the Transnet strike causing cash shedding daily, government leaders – who are usually unafraid of cameras – are conspicuously silent.
It’s taken Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu a week to announce he will meet with Gauteng municipalities, while Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is in Saudi Arabia with President Cyril Ramaphosa and five other ministers to attend the South Africa-Saudi Arabia Investment Forum.Transnet strike
Despite the intervention of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi yesterday, the Transnet strike will continue following the SouthThe last time Deputy President David Mabuza was heard from was last Thursday, when he spoke at the National Township, Rural, and Informal Economy Symposium.
Ramaphosa is claiming a “phenomenally successful” official state visit to Saudi Arabia and $15 billion in investment agreements. However, he is returning to what appears to be a rudderless country and a leadership at odds with itself.
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