In sofa as I can recall: troubles for Cyril Ramaphosa
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🗓️ 2 December 2022
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Summary
South Africa’s leader says a pile of cash stashed in a sofa represents no wrongdoing. The outcome of an investigation could be the undoing of his presidency and his party. We examine Britain’s hydrogen-economy plans as representing the tradeoffs that many countries will face. And remembering Jay Pasachoff, the world’s foremost expert on and exponent of eclipses.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:06.7 | Today from London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:10.4 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:18.1 | Hydrogen is an odorless, colorless gas, but the phrases blue hydrogen and green hydrogen |
| 0:24.2 | are regularly thrown around in energy transition conversations. |
| 0:28.4 | We look into Britain's plans and investigate which color will make the most difference. |
| 0:35.3 | And no one loved and eclipsed more than Jay Passachov. |
| 0:39.4 | The American astronomer had seen and studied more than almost anyone in the world. |
| 0:44.8 | Our obituaries editor reflects on his lifelong mission to educate himself and the public |
| 0:50.4 | about their wonders. |
| 0:56.0 | Stop, though. |
| 1:03.6 | The leadership of South Africa's president Cyril Remaposa is under threat thanks to a pile |
| 1:09.4 | of cash in a couch that's no longer there. |
| 1:13.7 | On Wednesday, an independent panel concluded its investigations saying there are grounds |
| 1:18.4 | for Parliament to impeach him. |
| 1:20.2 | The House will consider the report its findings and recommendations and adopt a resolution |
| 1:29.7 | through a single majority vote. |
| 1:33.5 | Whether a feather action by the House is necessary or not. |
| 1:38.7 | Today, senior officials in the African National Congress or ANC, the party that's run South |
| 1:44.2 | Africa since 1994, are discussing their leader's fate. |
| 1:49.4 | Mr. Remaposa denies wrongdoing, but the whole affair will in any case undercut the very |
| 1:54.8 | narrative of his presidency. |
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