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South African lawmakers re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as the nation's president, two weeks after the ruling ANC party won legislative elections. IMAGES of the South-African parliament
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Johannesburg. His ruling ANC party has been in power since 1994 and is favourite to win despite corruption scandals, sluggish economic growth and record unemployment.
Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in as President of South Africa after Jacob Zuma, tarred by scandal, was forced from office. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calls on Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict, as he arrived in the war-torn country on a mission to broker peace. SOUNDBITE
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in an attempt to tackle the severe electricity crisis that stalling daily life and the economy of the continent’s largest industrial power. IMAGES
Several dozen demonstrators try to get on the stage where President Cyril Ramaphosa was to make his annual speech on the state of the country, they are intercepted by the security forces present there. Before that, the demonstrators disrupted the ceremony and asked for the resignation of the South African president, as well as the end of power cuts in the country. This comes amid an acute electricity crisis, which has left 60 million South Africans without electricity for hours a day. IMAGES