South Africa’s ANC lashes out at ratings firms comments on politics

Nov 26 South Africa's ruling African National Congress lashed out at debt rating agencies on Saturday, calling their references to political risk in recent reviews of the country as mischievous and unscientific. On Friday, Fitch kept the credit score of Africa's most industrialised economy one notch above junk status but changed its outlook to negative from stable, warning that political risks could hurt growth.