Ramaphosa has had a tough week. Undoubtedly, he was looking forward to the World Economic Forum in Cape Town - it was his time to show off South Africa and of course, also take some applause as the president of the country.

As we all know by now, that did not happen. The World Economic Forum was totally overshadowed by ongoing xenophobic attacks as well as the outcry against the level of gender-based violence in our country.

Things became so difficult that the president took the unprecedented step of addressing the nation on these two issues…