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DA leader John Steenhuisen was appointed Minister of agriculture. | Photo Credit: Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet late Sunday night (June 30) after his African National Congress (ANC), the former main Opposition party and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling. Mr….
Johannesburg: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new government on Sunday with the opposition receiving 12 out of 32 portfolios following tough coalition negotiations after the ruling ANC lost its outright parliamentary majority. The African National Congress, which has governed the country since the advent of democracy in 1994, retained 20 out of 32…
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South African Président Cyril Ramaphosa, right, greets opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, left, at the first sitting of Parliament since elections, in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black…
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa (CL) and his wife Tshepo Motsepe (CR) arrive ahead of Ramaphosa’s inauguration as President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on June 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital,…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on June 14, after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with a former political foe just hours before the vote. Mr. Ramaphosa, the leader of the African National Congress, won convincingly in Parliament against a surprise candidate who was also…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa . File | Photo Credit: REuters The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be re-elected for a second term in Parliament later on June 14. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen says his party has formally signed a…
MK Party supporters dance in the middle of the street in Mahlbnathini village in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on May 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since…
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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa casts his vote during the South African elections in Soweto, South Africa, on May 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa was heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time on Friday as partial election results put the ruling African National Congress well…
A child plays with her teddy bear as people cast their votes at a polling station on the Cape Flats during South African elections in Cape Town, South Africa, May 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, partial…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a speech at the African National Congress Election Manifesto launch in Durban, South Africa, on February 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Polls suggest South Africa will face a historic turning point in a national election in May as the ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for…
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