South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives for a special executive committee meeting of the African Natoinal Congress to discuss coalition arrangements.
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The hope is for pragmatism to drive a transition process. Obsessive adherence to ideological preferences will not build national unity or a sound foreign policy.
President Ramaphosa is hoping to create a government of national unity.
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Following Jacob Zuma’s tenure, during which corruption became endemic, tarnishing the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa was touted as the party’s saviour. But he failed to impress.
Cyril Ramaphosa, president of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and of South Africa, speaks at the official election results announcement.
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The country will see more foreign policy continuity if the ANC partners with smaller parties that share its world view.
ANC leader and South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, attends an election rally at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 2024.
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Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party borrows the slogan “mayibuye” from the liberation party to make a point about the ruling African National Congress.
Current president Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ANC.
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Many grant recipients are young, unemployed, and not necessarily loyal to the governing ANC like older generations.
Young jobless South African graduates protest outside the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria.
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Young men waiting to be offered casual jobs in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Almost 25% of all farmland previously owned by white landowners has been restored, redistributed to black South Africans, or moved away to state ownership.
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his eighth State of the Nation Address at City Hall in Cape Town.
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Inner city occupations and shack settlements alike are the inevitable consequence of the fact that huge populations of people have to get by without a living wage.