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Cyril Ramaphosa wins ANC presidential race
Source: TimesLIVE
Cyril Ramaphosa wins ANC presidential race
18 December 2017 - 18:55
BY TIMES LIVE
Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), it was announced on Monday.
A total of 4,776 delegates began casting their ballots in the early hours of Monday to choose between the party's deputy president and former African Union chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Ramaphosa, 65, a former trade union leader, led the historic negotiations in the 1990s to end apartheid before launching a business career that made him one of South Africa's wealthiest men.
He has promised to tackle state capture and corruption, and prioritise economic growth‚ job creation‚ education and land reform.
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18 December 2017 - 18:55
BY TIMES LIVE
Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), it was announced on Monday.
A total of 4,776 delegates began casting their ballots in the early hours of Monday to choose between the party's deputy president and former African Union chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Ramaphosa, 65, a former trade union leader, led the historic negotiations in the 1990s to end apartheid before launching a business career that made him one of South Africa's wealthiest men.
He has promised to tackle state capture and corruption, and prioritise economic growth‚ job creation‚ education and land reform.
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Read more: https://www.timeslive.co.za/anc-conference-2017/2017-12-18-cyril-ramaphosa-wins-anc-presidential-race/
