Ramaphosa

British

/ ˌræməˈfɔːsə /

noun

( Matamela ) Cyril. born 1952, South African statesman and trade unionist; secretary general of the ANC (1991–97)

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised stronger law enforcement action and increased police deployment to tackle the gang violence in the country.

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His South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, confirmed that two helicopters had been deployed to help Mozambique "for a number of days until their situation subsides".

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On Friday the office of Defence Minister Angie Motshekga said she "would like to place it on record" that President Cyril Ramaphosa's instructions had been "clearly communicated to all parties concerned, agreed upon and to be implemented and adhered to as such".

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President Cyril Ramaphosa met the child's family to offer his condolences while visiting the region to assess the damage.

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But overtures by Pretoria and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit in May to the White House, with a delegation that included famous white South African golf players, failed to mend fences.

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