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…
This week, trade war negotiations between America and China boiled over. Trump tipped over the pot, exiting negotiations and increasing tariffs. China has since retaliated. Theresa May has been asked to step down as Prime Minister and bookies are betting on Boris Johnson as her successor. Cyril Ramaphosa has maintained leadership of South Africa, and…
We await the final results of the General Election without bated breath. It seems that our predictions are going to be fairly spot on with little fluctuation in the polling numbers throughout the counting rally. At the time of writing, the polls currently stand at ANC 57.34%, the DA 21.05%, and the EFF 10.32%, and we are…
Brexit and the US-Sino trade war are in the news again this week, but we are more focused on our own General Elections taking place in just under a week on the 8th May. We have asked our consulting political analyst, Professor Ivor Sarakinsky, to contribute an exclusive article for our clients on his insights…
In South Africa, the campaigning to the lead up to the general election on the 8th of May is getting heated. There is concern over the election results as it is unclear whether the ANC will gain strong enough support from voters in order for President Ramaphosa to stave off the factional opposition within his Party to be able…
Inline with the spirit of Passover and Easter celebrations we are sending out the News Flash today rather than on Friday. This week was eventful both locally and internationally: Moody’s released their in-depth annual analysis on South Africa, the redacted version of Mueller’s Report may be released, and Notre-Dame went up in flames.
Local electioneering will continue to dominate the news cycle as the campaigning heats up ahead of next month’s elections. Expect to see increased service-delivery protests and the concomitant finger-pointing we saw in Alex this week.
