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Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday, marking the official start of his five-year term and setting the stage for the appointment of his new cabinet.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng administered Ramaphosa’s oath of office before a cheering crowd of about 40,000 at the Loftus Versveld rugby stadium in the capital, Pretoria.
The 66-year-old Ramaphosa has pledged to wage war on the graft that characterised his predecessor Jacob Zuma’s rule, reignite an economy that’s expanded by an average of just 1.1 percent in the past five years and name a new slimmed-down executive to curb costs.
A lawyer, former labour union leader and one of the richest black South Africans, Ramaphosa first took office
15 months ago when the ruling African National Congress forced Zuma to step aside.
The ANC’s outright victory in the elections assured him of reappointment and lawmakers unanimously elected him to
the post.
With the new cabinet expected to be announced on Sunday or Monday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is being tipped to retain his post.