issue of official corruption that the davos audience was anxious for him to address and remarks mr ramaphosa touted management changes at the state owned companies and a four hundred forty percent increase in direct foreign investment in south africa to africa to over seven billion dollars. and german chancellor angela. burkle also spoke fighting back against insurgent populist movements around the world saying quote there is a new approach that we see in the world today an approach that harbors doubts as to the living the international systems i have my grave doubts that this is the right way to go the chancellor went on to say we should always remember that others have vested interest factor them in and then shape a win win situation. even before the world economic forum officially kicked off a cohort of investors executives in a fish elected officials who attend davos we're already buzzing about a remarkable letter a letter from a person well known to them but virtually unknown outside of their circles billionaire investors seth klarman well regarded for his management of twenty seven bil

mr ramaphosa also appealed for men to unite against what he called a major crisis of rape and sexual of force by tens of thousands of anc supporters as president cyril ramaphosa launched the party‘s election ma nifesto. it has been a while since south africa‘s governing party pulled such a massive crowd — especially in kwazulu—natal, which is former president jacob zuma‘s home province, who was ousted in 2017 after nine years at the helm. this is an annual event which sets the tone for the anc‘s plans for the year but this time, it is even more significant. south africa marks 25 years since the first democratic elections and millions will be going back to the polls. most credible opinion polls suggest the anc will secure enough votes to form the next government. that is despite declining support and small economic growth. the party‘s president, cyril ramaphosa, said the anc —— that is despite declining support and slow economic growth. the party‘s president, cyril ramaphosa, said the anc would do all it can to regain the confidence of all south africans. today at the african national