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President Cyril Ramaphosa with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo after taking the presidential oath. (Pool)
ANC

FULL COVERAGE | Cyril Ramaphosa is inaugurated

The president said the formation of a Government of National Unity was the beginning of a new era for South Africa

  • MG Reporter
32 min read
President of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa gestures after he was announced South African president after members of parliament voted during the first sitting of the country’s new parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024. (Photo by WIKUS DE WET / AFP)
ANC

FULL COVERAGE | Inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa

Following much pomp and ceremony, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will administer the Presidential Oath of Office, after which Ramaphosa will give an address

  • MG Reporter
29 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his remarks after the official announcement of the South African general election results at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) National Results Operation Centre at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, on June 2, 2024. (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

South Africa starts countdown to elect new president and speaker following election results

The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read