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Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

Date of Birth: 17 November 1952
Place of Birth: Johannesburg


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President Cyril Ramaphosa although still seen by the ANC as the best bet to counter the party's decline has lost support due to his handling of a money-laundering scandal after a stash of foreign currency was discovered at his private game farm (AC Vol 64 No 7 Now it's Ramaphosa central)...


Now it’s Ramaphosa central

It was a more upbeat and energised Cyril Ramaphosa that took on critics this month complaining that he consulted too much and took too long to make decisions...


Vote-getters and loyalists predominate

After serial delays and great expectations President Cyril Ramaphosa brought in 10 new ministers for his reshuffle on 6 March with a wary eye on next year's general elections...


Energy plan riles ANC factions and vested interests

The energy deal has thrust Finance Minister Godongwana a former trade unionist and the National Treasury into the midst of a brewing political showdown between President Cyril Ramaphosa and supporters of Paul Mashatile...


ANC cabinet contenders step up lobbying

South Africans still buckling under the strain of crippling daily power cuts with no end in sight are waiting for the appointment of a Minister of Electricity announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the State of the Nation address this month to deal with the crisis (AC Vol 64 No 1 ANC faces the ultimate 'power outage')...


Ramaphosa shuffles the reshuffle

After spending his first term fending off a rebellion from supporters of ousted President Jacob Zuma President Cyril Ramaphosa should now be able to sack all those ministers and top officials suspected of grand corruption and political sabotage...


Mashatile set to be the heir presumptive

In spite of some last minute ructions it looks a matter of time before Paul Mashatile who outsmarted the Cyril Ramaphosa and Zweli Mkhize camps at the African National Congress's elective conference in December is sworn in as Deputy President (AC Vol 63 No 25 elective conference President's fate rests with party)...


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Summit takes off in Addis amid growing race for the region's resources and votes in the UN

In parallel to these pan-African economic strategy discussions South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is to chair the Peace and Security Council sessions at the summit which will include debate on key national and regional issues: peace-building and monitoring in post-war Ethiopia; encouraging an accord between Egypt Sudan and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile Waters; dampening tensions between Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda over the latter's backing for the M23 militia; peace building in Central African Republic where Rwandan troops and fighters from Russia's mercenary Wagner Group are shoring up Bangui's armed forces...

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