Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current President of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president (leader) of the African National Congress (ANC).

4 days ago · President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said that his country had not seized land. Ownership of land in the country has been a contentious issue for generations. By John Eligon Reporting from ...

4 days ago · South African President Cyril Ramaphosa defended his land reform policy on Monday against an attack by Donald Trump that laid bare deep divisions within South Africa over racial disparities in ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African activist, businessman, and politician widely credited for his role in the 1990s in the negotiations that ended South Africa’s racially discriminatory policy of apartheid.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as President of the Republic of South Africa on Thursday 15 February 2018 following the resignation of President Jacob Zuma. Following the 2024 national and provincial elections, he was re-elected as President of the Republic by the National Assembly on June 14, 2024.

Jun 15, 2024 · South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected by lawmakers for a second term after his African National Congress party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with the main opposition and other parties.

Jun 14, 2024 · South Africa's parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country's president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and...

Jun 19, 2024 · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria, after his reelection with the help from a coalition of parties, a first in the country’s 30-year rule.

Cyril Ramaphosa could have chosen a safe career as a lawyer. Instead, he repeatedly risked his personal safety in constant confrontation with the apartheid government. His selfless acts of courage ushered South Africa into a free, democratic society currently enjoyed by all who live in it.

Jun 19, 2024 · Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president, hailing his broad coalition government as the “beginning of a new era”.