This week, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the “boy” in “boisterous”. Both Leaders came out guns blazing with President Trump calling out the Chinese saying that China continues to “rip off” the US and adding additional tariffs, and Prime Minister Johnson has acted dogmatically in keeping his eye on Brexit’s October deadline.…
Several months ago, we wrote about Dynasty’s concerns surrounding Eskom, referring to it as the “the elephant in the room.” These views have come further to fruition as Eskom’s gargantuan weight on South Africa’s fiscal health is all the more evident. This week Moody’s issued a warning that additional bailouts to support Eskom are “credit…
Much of what has happened this week emulates the state of politics and government at this time. Meetings about meetings, bureaucracy and gridlock − the trade war between the US and China is continuing with stunted progress, the UK is making a no-deal Brexit next to impossible, and the Zondo Commission had its star witness,…
A good news week! Many interesting and exciting things happened this week that could be small indicators for what the future holds. Christine Lagarde is set to replace Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank (ECB); the trade war between China and the US was placed on hold; and SARS is going after…
The G-20 Summit is underway. Although there has been a lot of commotion around the summit, it has not been about the summit itself but rather about President Trump, his threats, and the trade wars he is broaching around the world. President Trump said that if the US and China do not make significant progress…
President Ramaphosa gave an eloquent and inspirational State of the Nation Address ( SONA ) last night and although it is difficult not to feel proud of having a President like Cyril (especially when some are led by the likes of Donald Trump) the politics of it all are still baffling. We know that we…
Putting all the processes aside, it does look as though Boris Johnson is going to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. At least we are in for better speeches than President Trump but a similar boisterous attitude and hairstyle. Global News Boris Johnson is the front runner in leading the Conservative Party’s nomination in the…
It seems as though Ramaphosa winning the Presidency was a battle, and the war has only just begun. This week provided the South African populous an insight into how divided the ANC is. A prime example of this division came when Ace Magashule, the Secretary-General, of the ANC, made comments on expanding the Reserve Bank’s…
We are in for an exciting week! On Sunday or Monday President Ramaphosa will announce his newly appointment Cabinet. The decisions made here will be a signal of his power and intention as President – so far it is looking good. David Mabuza, Deputy President, has not taken his oath of office and neither has Nomvula Mokonyane – Minister…
