{"product_id":"the-new-dawn-that-never-came-cyril-ramaphosa-and-the-fall-of-promise","title":"THE NEW DAWN THAT NEVER CAME, Cyril Ramaphosa and the fall of promise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e206pp., illus., paperback\u003c\/em\u003e, Progressive Press SA, East London, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781049250564\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitical analyst \u003cstrong\u003eMandla Wisani\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisani (M.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150714540078,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/newdawnnevercame.jpg?v=1773239730","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/the-new-dawn-that-never-came-cyril-ramaphosa-and-the-fall-of-promise","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}