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Ramaphosa plans New Year government reshuffle

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town, on 6 December 2022. © Nic Bothma/EPA/MaxPPP

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is looking to win re-election as head of the ANC. He plans to change his ministerial team before the return of parliament in February but is waiting first to see what will be the balance of power in the party following its upcoming conference. [...]

Published on 14.12.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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