By AFPMore by this AuthorPretoria,Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday took the oath of office as president of South Africa at a colourful ceremony, vowing "a new era" amid expectations he will revive the economy and fight corruption. Ramaphosa is a trade unionist who played a prominent part in the struggle to end white-minority rule before becoming a successful businessman. A brighter day is rising upon South Africa," Ramaphosa said in his inaugural address. "I pledge here today that I will serve you ...to build the South Africa that we all want and deserve. Ramaphosa first took power last year when the ANC forced scandal-plagued Jacob Zuma to resign after nine years in office, and vowed to root out corruption.

Source: Daily Nation May 25, 2019 12:33 UTC