Cyril Ramaphosa
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC).
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Jun 19, 2026
Center
Ramaphosa faces internal ANC pressure and DA opposition over Phala Phala scandal and coalition compromises.
Centre critics call for stronger leadership on corruption and accountability, while some praise his coalition management.
Jun 19, 2026
Lean Left
President Ramaphosa is navigating coalition brinkmanship with the DA over the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement.
Praised for holding the GNU together but criticized by ANC leftists for conceding too much to centrist allies.
Jun 18, 2026
Far Right
ANC president facing intensified internal party infighting that weakens government stability.
Seen by ActionSA and FF+ as a weak leader whose factional battles prevent any serious reform or anti-corruption action.
Jun 18, 2026
Lean Right
Ramaphosa defends the Expropriation Act despite DA and business outcry.
Seen by the DA as a weak president who capitulates to EFF demands and undermines property rights.
Jun 18, 2026
Center
Facing internal ANC pressure over compromises with the DA in the GNU.
Centre critics say he is too conciliatory to the DA, risking ANC cohesion and slowing reform.
Jun 18, 2026
Lean Left
Ramaphosa is under pressure from coalition partners to water down land reform measures and from the ANC left to accelerate expropriation without compensation.
ANC loyalists praise his steady stewardship of the GNU, but radicals criticize him for caving to DA demands.
Jun 17, 2026
Far Right
President Ramaphosa is under fire for failing to stabilize the GNU and for allowing EFF influence to grow on key policy areas.
Viewed by ActionSA/FF+ as weak and indecisive, presiding over economic decline and crime while pandering to radical elements.
Jun 17, 2026
Lean Right
Ramaphosa is under pressure from ANC leftists to push land expropriation despite court challenges.
From a DA view, he is seen as a weak leader who cannot control his party's radical elements, threatening property rights.
Jun 17, 2026
Center
President Ramaphosa is under fire from coalition partner DA for delaying the land expropriation bill, while also managing internal ANC factional battles.
The centre sees Ramaphosa as a cautious reformer but criticises his willingness to compromise with populist elements within the ANC.
Jun 17, 2026
Lean Left
Ramaphosa defends the GNU against DA claims of ANC unilateralism on land policy.
ANC praises his steady hand in coalition management but worries his centrism alienates the left base.