Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa is now as predicted Deputy President but there is talk that his job is largely ceremonial and that he risks being sidelined as Zuma's term progresses...

As widely predicted ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will be the new Deputy President of South Africa but some ANC insiders already doubt he can survive five years in government since he lacks an independent power base...

That would pit Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma currently Chairwoman of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa or the rising star that is the ANC Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize against the Minister for Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba and ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa...

Led by Ethiopia's former Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa the officials urged Riek to respect January's truce and rein in his forces and their allies such as the White Army...

'Cyril Ramaphosa is my president but people don't know him yet...

The deal between rival factions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions mediated by Cyril Ramaphosa on 8 April is likely to prove temporary...

Although many outside his inner circle want him to stand down in favour of his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa the President's key allies will close ranks around him at least until after the vote...

The key beneficiary would be the second name on the list Cyril Ramaphosa who is set to play a critical role...

Symbolic CyrilThe elevation of Cyril Ramaphosa to the party's deputy presidency was meant to reassure the middle class that this supremely talented negotiator lawyer and billionaire businessman would look out for their interests in the party...

The balance of the argument within the party would shift only if there was an outflow of leftist activists into a new trades union party leaving pro-market reformers such as ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in the majority...