South Africa
Mandela's favoured heir Ramaphosa poised to lead South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa elected leader of ruling African National Congress
Almost two decades after Nelson Mandela stepped down as South Africa’s president, his favored successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, is finally poised to reach the summit of power.
With his election as leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Monday, Ramaphosa, 65, will be the party’s presidential candidate in 2019 and may take over running the country from Jacob Zuma sooner than that if he’s ousted before the end of his second term.
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