South Africa’s Ramaphosa names new cabinet as deadlock broken

South Africa’s president has announced the formation of a new cabinet over a month after elections stripped his African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority.

President Cyril Ramaphosa named 32 ministerial positions of the government of national unity late on Sunday, following weeks of deadlock that delayed the formation of an historic governing coalition.

The announcement sees 20 of the 32 posts going to the ANC.

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