Ramaphosa named ANC president
Ramaphosa won with 2 440 votes, against 2 261 for his rival, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
CYRIL Ramaphosa has won the race to become the new ANC president. The results were announced at theย African National Congress (ANC) 54th national elective conference at Soweto’s Nasrec Expo Centre.
Ramaphosa won the succession race beatingย 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.
The five-day conference began on Saturday but suffered delays after the officials battled to vet the eligibility of delegates.
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A total of 4,776 delegates began casting their ballots in the early hours of Monday to select between Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Delegates also cast their ballots for the party’s deputy president, national chairperson, secretary general, deputy secretary general, and treasurer general.
David Mabuza won the deputy president position, former general-secretary Gwede Mantashe beat Nathi Mthethwa for the position of national chairperson while the new secretary-general is Ace Magashule who beat Senzo Mchunu. Jessie Duarte is still the deputy secretary-general of the party and there is a new treasurer general inย Paul Mashatile.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news:
#LookAtGod #CR17 #ANC54 pic.twitter.com/Gi3gqloADV
— DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) (@DJFreshSA) December 18, 2017
IT IS OFFICIAL SOUTH AFRICA, THE NEW ANC PRESIDENT:
MATAMELA CYRIL RAMAPHOSA. #CR17 #ANC54 #ANCConference ๐ฟ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/vUyvmshE8x
— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) December 18, 2017
Nicely done, @MYANC. ๐ #CR17
— Lindiwe Mazibuko (@LindiMazibuko) December 18, 2017
It's OFFICIAL – Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of the African National Congress.
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) December 18, 2017
The ANC has seen sense and elected Cyril Ramaphosa! #southAfrica has a chance!
— Stephanie Hayden (@flyinglawyer73) December 18, 2017
Time to stabilize our economy.#Cyril Ramaphosa
— Wa Mnisi (@DecideMnisi) December 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/Bridget85459908/status/942802417057435649
Cde Cyril Matamela #RAMAPHOSA is the 13th President of the African National Congress with 2440 votes #ANC54 pic.twitter.com/8yi3BQ8drO
— African National Congress (@MYANC) December 18, 2017
Itโs done. ๐๐พ #CR17
— ๐๐ช๐ก๐ช-๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ง (@MsMukelwa) December 18, 2017
I find the fact that there's only 1 female in that top 6 very backward, it seems like women aren't represented in the ANC #ANC54 #ANCElectiveConference2017 #CR17
— JuneBug (@BulelaniGoqwana) December 18, 2017
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