Ramaphosa presses home his 'new dawn'

21 February 2018 - 07:15
By Ranjeni Munusamy
President Cyril Ramaphosa bids Jacob Zuma goodbye.
Image: SUPPLIED President Cyril Ramaphosa bids Jacob Zuma goodbye.

It is difficult to believe that‚ only a week ago‚ the ANC was still publicly doing an egg dance around Jacob Zuma‚ with secretary-general Ace Magashule telling a media briefing last Tuesday that the then president had done “nothing wrong”.

Zuma stubbornly hung on to power while the clock ticked down on his presidency.

This week‚ South Africa is basking in the “new dawn” of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency‚ with Zuma relegated as yesterday’s man.

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