NATIONAL NEWS - Former UK prime minister Tony Blair today spoke about Africa in general, fielding questions on South Africa specifically regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa and EFF leader Julius Malema at the Financial Times Africa Summit held in London.
Other speakers at the summit included Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, president of the Republic of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba and Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote, as well as our own minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Investec’s founding CEO Hendrik du Toit.
While most of Blair’s comments were general, with an official Financial Times account saying that Blair discussed “the importance of governance, global investment and the challenges of pushing through policy reforms,” he also fielded a couple of questions on South Africa.
