Ramaphosa opens South Africa's new parliamentary term
SOUTH AFRICAN President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a new parliamentary term on Thursday, nearly two months after the general election led to the formation of a multi-party coalition.
President Ramaphosa’s speech to lawmakers at the City Hall in Cape Town — a replacement venue after a fire gutted the parliament building two years ago — marked the official start of business for the new coalition.
It brings at least 10 parties together to govern South Africa after 30 years of majority rule by the African National Congress ended in May’s vote.
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