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).

The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the South African National Defence Force .

Jun 22, 2024 · South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity.

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. He has been president of South Africa since 2018 and of the African National Congress (ANC) since 2017.

Jun 14, 2024 · Cyril Ramaphosa emerged triumphant as he's re-elected President of South Africa with 283 votes while EFF's Julius Malema got 44.

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.

4 days ago · President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) against the backdrop of South Africa’s evolving political and economic realities. Addressing Parliament in Cape Town City Hall today, he outlined an ambitious framework for national renewal, emphasizing economic revitalization, infrastructure investment, and the country’s …

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 opposition...

Mr Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is the President of the Republic of South Africa; a position he was appointed to on 15 February 2018. Mr Ramaphosa was appointed Chairman of the National Planning Commission on 3 June 2014. In December 2012, he was elected Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC).

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”. Ramaphosa, whose inauguration took place on...