“We are determined that expropriation without compensation should be implemented in a way that increases agricultural production, improves food security, and ensure that land is returned to those from who it was taken under colonialism and apartheid.”

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.