Let's meet the leaders behind South Africa's top five parties.
JOHANNESBURG - It is less than a month until South Africans make their choice between a record number of 48 political parties on the 2019 general election ballot.
In 1982, Ramaphosa -- along with James Motlatsi and Elijah Barayi -- founded the National Union of Mineworkers and rose to be its first General Secretary. Land reform, the economy and the 2017 listeriosis outbreak are some of the most notable issues Ramaphosa has tackled in his capacity as president.The ANC's colours are black, green and gold.In the 2014 elections, the ANC received 11,436,921 votes and 249 seats in the National Assembly.
Following this, he was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly and went on to become the first black male to hold the post of leader of the opposition.
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