SOUTH AFRICA: RULING PARTY IN DISARRAY OVER COVID-19 CORRUPTION

SOUTH AFRICA: RULING PARTY IN DISARRAY OVER COVID-19 CORRUPTION

   Tue, 01 September 2020

A stream of allegations of COVID-19-related corruption has shocked the ruling party and undermined confidence in the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president now faces a challenge from within his own party to remove him early next year and a cabinet reshuffle is imminent. In the meantime, political manoeuvring and graft probes will distract from the coronavirus response, reform of state-owned enterprises, and negotiations with the IMF to avoid a sovereign debt crisis.