Nelson Mandela described SA President Cyril Ramaphosa as one of the most gifted leaders of his generation. Yet, his future is on the line.
Dogged by accusations of graft and mismanagement, the ANC is expected to lose its outright majority in parliament for the first time since 1994.As lawmakers elect the president, winning less than 50 percent of the vote would force the ANC and Ramaphosa to find coalition partners to remain in power.But some analysts believe, despite growing disillusionment, that once in the voting booth, many will stick with the party that defeated apartheid and brought them democracy.
Previously seen as a “paragon of virtue”, the scandal reminded the nation Ramaphosa was not “superhuman”, according to political analyst and author Susan Booysen.Born on November 17, 1952 in Johannesburg’s Soweto township – the cradle of the anti-apartheid struggle – to a policeman and a stay-at-home mother, Ramaphosa had long-eyed South Africa’s top job.
But after missing out on becoming Mandela’s successor, Ramaphosa swapped politics for a foray into business that made him one of the wealthiest people in Africa. Married three times – his current wife Tshepo Motsepe, a doctor, is the sister of African football chief Patrice Motsepe – Ramaphosa developed a passion for breeding rare cattle, which earned him the nickname “The Buffalo”.Two years later he became Zuma’s vice-president, often drawing criticism for failing to speak out against government corruption.
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