“The country is yearning to put behind all these horrible things that have to do with corruption, state capture, behind us. The sooner these are all done, the better, because we want to move on; we want to move on to a better life.”

South African businessman and politician

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African businessman and politician. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, he has served as the fifth president of South Africa since 2018. He is also president of the African National Congress, the country’s governing party. His public life has moved between business, labour organising, and politics, which places him at the center of South Africa’s recent political history.