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South African treasury changes may undermine targets

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SOUTH AFRICA

Since Gigaba controversially replaced Pravin Gordhan in March, the National Treasury has made a series of key personnel changes, including the position of chief procurement…

Spain’s Colau will shape Catalonian left’s realignment

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SPAIN

A profile of Barcelona’s mayor Ada Colau.

Attacks on South Africa’s constitution will increase

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SOUTH AFRICA

The constellation of political and social forces crystallised in the 1996 constitutional compromise has broken down. In part this relates to persistently high poverty, gaping…

Divided ANC undermines Ramaphosa’s capacity to govern

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SOUTH AFRICA

These challenges are interlinked, and all threaten Ramaphosa’s standing over the medium term. They also influence Ramaphosa’s ability to manage an intensely divided ANC, with…

Mexico banks to benefit from financial inclusion push

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MEXICO

The governor cited goals for the government to pursue over the coming year including anti-corruption efforts, the encouragement of investment and the enthusiastic adoption of…

Hungary’s pandemic measures will entrench ruling party

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HUNGARY

While the government's communications focus on how to stop the pandemic and make the economy more resilient, some of its recent spending decisions seem unrelated to tackling…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa will need greater branch push

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SOUTH AFRICA

A profile of Cyril Ramaphosa.

South Africa’s Zuma could face early exit

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SOUTH AFRICA

The news prompted a sharp drop in the value of the rand, its largest one-week fall against the dollar since 2015 and the previous sacking of a finance minister. Zuma’s decision…

South Africa: Mantashe allegations will hurt Ramaphosa

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SOUTH AFRICA

Mantashe has sought a judicial review to challenge the legal basis of any potential charges. The allegations raise a potentially serious political problem for President Cyril…

Opposition EFF seeks to weaken South Africa's ANC

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SOUTH AFRICA

The EFF's campaign to oust Ramaphosa follows allegations that he failed to report the theft of millions of dollars from his farm in 2020. The EFF was similarly involved in a…