Cyril’s visit yields no quick fix for Mahikeng unrest

Hurry up and wait. That was the message from President Cyril Ramaphosa during Friday’s crisis talks in Mahikeng about the future of North West premier Supra Mahumapelo.

Ramaphosa told ANC and tripartite alliance leaders that the national working committee and national executive committee would discuss what action to take over Mahumapelo’s alleged corruption, which sparked violent protests in the provincial capital this week.

But so far the talks have produced nothing new. “We thought he was coming with a solution,” said an ANC member of the provincial legislature, Madoda Sambatha. “We would not have allowed the meeting if we knew it was going to be talks about talks.”