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World Service,16 Feb 2018,26 mins

South Africa's New President Sets Out Vision

World Business Report

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered his first State of the Nation address. Raymond Parsons from the Potchefstroom Business School and Servaas van der Berg, Professor of Economics at the University of Stellenbosch, give their views on what the new president needs to do to tackle the challenges facing the rainbow nation. Oxfam has announced an inquiry into allegations of exploitation by its staff. But will it be enough to stop a fall in donations to the aid agency - and will the scandal affect the whole charitable sector? Kimberley Scharf , professor of economics at Birmingham University and an expert on charity finances, explains why she thinks the repercussions of what's happened at Oxfam will go far beyond that one organisation. We look back at the main global business stories of the past week with Nina Trentmann from the Wall Street Journal and Justin Fox from Bloomberg. Plus - fancy a new tailored suit but not sure how to pay for it? The BBC's Elizabeth Hotson reports on how to buy made-to-measure, without visiting a tailor. (Image: Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the National address at the Parliament in Cape Town. MIKE HUTCHINGS/AFP/Getty Images).

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