206pp., illus., paperback, Progressive Press SA, East London, 2026
ISBN: 9781049250564
Political analyst Mandla Wisani reflects on the promises, pressures and limitations of the Cyril Ramaphosa presidency from 2018 to 2024. His examination argues that the presidency faced three conflicting imperatives - party unity, constitutional legality and urgent socio-economic delivery - that Ramaphosa's philosophy of negotiated restraint prioritised the first two at the expense of the third, a choice that has meant his promise of "a new dawn" was never realised.