Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as President, while Thoko Didiza and Annelie Lotriet have been elected as the National Assembly’s Speaker and Deputy.
Cyril Ramaphosa, the leader of the African National Congress , has been re-elected President of South Africa for the country’s seventh democratic administration.
ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli nominated the incumbent Ramaphosa, while IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa seconded the nomination. ATM president Zungula then nominated Mente for speaker, which was seconded by UDM president Bantu Holomisa.
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