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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as leader of South Africa’s ruling party has strengthened his hold on power, but a core of vocal opponents in its new executive suggests the country’s path to much-needed reforms will remain a rocky one.
Ramaphosa secured re-election, paving the way for him to run for a second presidential term in 2024, on Monday in a ballot of African National Congress (ANC) members that also chose the party new Nationa
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That vote sideline some ministers and others in an anti-Ramaphosa camp loosely connected with Jacob Zuma that, with the ex-president embroiled in battling corruption allegations that he denies, rallied around former health minister Zweli Mkhize.
“There’s really an opportunity for (Ramaphosa)… to be ruthless here,” said Shridaran Pillay, Africa director for Eurasia Group, a New York-based political consultancy. “People want to see him take decisive action.”