# Can South Africa’s national unity government succeed?

An episode of [The Rachman Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1504048545), 20 Jun 2024, 24 min.

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This week South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa took office at the head of the country’s first power-sharing government since the immediate post-apartheid period. Many are hoping this will offer the prospect for economic renewal and bring much needed investment back to the country. Gideon discusses its chance of success with the FT’s Monica Mark and Alec Hogg, editor and publisher of Biznews.com. Clip: eNCA TV Free links to read more on this topic: Investors cheer as Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president Ramaphosa re-elected South African president after striking deal with opposition Can the party that liberated South Africa still hold it together? In charts: 30 years of ANC rule in South Africa Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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