South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to give his first state of the nation address to a country with high expectations as he vows to curb corruption that flourished under his predecessor. South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to give his first state of the nation address to a country with high expectations as he vows to curb corruption that flourished under his predecessor. President Ramaphosa doing a walkabout at the stairs of the National Assembly this morning. pic.twitter.com/LhSwX1mPvO — Parliament of RSA (@ParliamentofRSA) February 16, 2018 Mr Zuma resigned Wednesday, opening the way for Mr Ramaphosa to become South Africa’s fifth president since the end of white minority rule in 1994. A lead negotiator in the transition from apartheid to democracy and one of South Africa’s most prominent businessmen, Mr Ramaphosa now leads a government anxious to shed months of political limbo and public frustration that weakened the reputation of the ruling African National Congress party.

Source: Irish Independent February 16, 2018 10:41 UTC