Changes in SA’s executive leadership have led to heightened political and institutional uncertainties Although Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) was scheduled to release a ratings review on SA on 2 June 2017, recent changes to the country’s executive leadership have, in its view, brought policy continuity into question. This has resulted in the ratings agency deciding to downgrade SA’s long-term foreign currency rating from BBB- to BB+ (junk status)…