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South Africa
Ramaphosa puts finishing touches to new government

Freshly re-elected as ANC president, the South African leader will soon announce the make-up of his new government, and it is gradually becoming clearer who will stay and who will go. [...]

Published on 27.01.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Mashatile, deputy president of the ANC.

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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town, on 6 December 2022.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) and his Minister of Mining and Energy, Gwede Mantashe.

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