Katzenellenbogen: Mbeki v/s Ramaphosa; Lesetja v/s Enoch; Trump v/s Mbalula; Putin v/s Zelensky; the IDF v/s Netanyahu

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Big disagreements and divisions are at the heart of some major current political developments here in South Africa and abroad. We speak to columnist and commentator Jonathan Katzenellenbogen. He dissects the row between former president Thabo Mbeki and President Cyril Ramaphosa over the process for the National Dialogue; the row between Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana over prospects for a tighter inflation target; US President Donald Trump’s ongoing Tariff War and African National Congress (ANC) SG Fikile Mbalula’s defiance over possible sanctions against the party’s leaders; Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin from which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Europeans are excluded; as well as divisions that have emerged between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Force (IDF) chiefs and allies over Gaza.
11 Aug 2025 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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