South Africa: What comes next for Jacob Zuma?

Party leaders’ formal call for President Jacob Zuma to resign will further expedite his replacement by Cyril Ramaphosa. But the precise timing and nature of his removal from office remains unclear. In this Update we explain what will come next, and the implications for markets & the South African economy.

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