By Thebe Mabanga
President Cyril Ramaphosa spent the past week in two strategic regions of Southeast Asia and Europe, in two important countries, Malaysia and Switzerland, in a working visit and a State visit that may turn out to be of significance not just for South Africa, but his own presidency and legacy.
The visits could not come at a better time for Ramaphosa to take the attention away from domestic crises.
Despite a stagnating economy and damning revelations emerging from the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System — or the Madlanga Commission — as well as from a parallel parliamentary inquiry, Ramaphosa managed to project steadiness and strategic intent on the international stage this week.
His visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Switzerland offered a timely platform to showcase his economic and diplomatic credentials ahead of next month’s G20 Summit, which South Africa will host as
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