South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as the leader of the ruling party -ANC- for a second term, despite allegations of scandals against him
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as the leader of the ruling party -ANC- for a second term, despite allegations of scandals against him. After his election, a beaming President vowed to unite the party to prepare it for the next presidential election to be held in 2024 and to carry out a drive against corruption. He was pitted against former health minister, Zweli Mkhize.
Ramaphosa has the task cut out as the country is facing many challenges including unemployment, low growth, and disruption of power leading to heavy power cuts as long as 10 hours, creating hardships to trade. industry and households. As a result, the support base of the party is dwindling. In the last local election, the party received less than 50 % of the votes cast, sending shockwaves to the party leaders and supporters.
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Ramaphosa’s supporters claim that he will be able to fight the maladies being faced by the country since his victory as party leader enables his partymen to work harder to address the vexatious problems being faced by the country. But his detractors feel that he might face stiff competition in the 2024 elections as there is dissension within the party itself. But for now, the president had the last laugh since he could win despite the allegations and organized attempt by a faction of the party to de-thrown him as party chief. The party chief of the ANC will be the next presidential candidate.
