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South Africa’s stalled recovery tests Ramaphosa

Financial Times13 October 2026, 11:00 UTCSouth Africa

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Nosiviwe Mapisa-NqakulaGovernment leadersSouth Africa12 October 2026, 15:23 UTC
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