OPINION

South Africa's cash-stuffed sofa saga lingers

News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/12/2022

» 'Don't have a couch stuffed with cash? Don't worry, you can keep reading for free," read the ad on the website of the Daily Maverick, a tough and sometimes very funny South African news site. President Cyril Ramaphosa's cash-stuffed sofa has become a powerful, universally recognised meme, but it still hasn't brought him down.