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G20 spotlight tests South Africa’s stability and credibility

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As South Africa prepares to host the G20, veteran journalist Ferial Haffajee offers a penetrating assessment of the country’s global narrative, its political fragility, and the credibility of its leadership on the world stage. Speaking to Jeremy Maggs on Mandates & Megaphones, the Daily Maverick associate editor examines how South Africa’s self-image as a stable democracy and voice for the Global South must be weighed against its domestic constraints – from coalition volatility to infrastructure decay. Her insights traverse diplomacy, governance, economics, and the wider struggle to align ambition with execution.

17 Nov English South Africa News · Politics

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