Ramaphosa was inaugurated on Saturday after being elected president earlier in the week
Moving away from tradition, the inauguration was held at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria and not the Union Buildings as in the past.
Ramaphosa’s inauguration was attended by various heads of state and leaders from around Africa. Former SA presidents Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and FW De Klerk were present. Jacob Zuma was the only former president who did not attend the ceremony.Ramaphosa first took over as president of the country in February 2018 after Zuma was forced to resign.
Ramaphosa on Saturday acknowledged that in recent times South Africans had watched how some, in who they had invested their trust, had surrendered to the temptation of power and riches.
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