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 17, 2026
Far Left
Presidential address on migration announces specialised interventions, framing immigration as a major challenge without supporting evidence
EFF condemns Ramaphosa for adopting xenophobic rhetoric that diverts from real failures like healthcare and housing, and for pushing an evidence-free narrative that harms migrant communities
Jun 15, 2026
Far Right
Under fire for failing to address coalition infighting and rising crime rates.
FF+ criticizes his weak leadership as enabling ANC drift, while ActionSA sees him as an obstacle to effective governance.
Jun 15, 2026
Lean Right
President under fire for signing the Expropriation Bill into law despite DA objections.
Viewed as capitulating to EFF demands, undermining property rights and investor confidence.
Jun 15, 2026
Center
President Ramaphosa faces growing internal ANC pressure to assert party dominance over coalition partners in the GNU.
Centre critics point to his cautious, consensus-driven leadership as indecisive, risking both coalition stability and reform momentum.
Jun 15, 2026
Lean Left
President Ramaphosa defends coalition compromise amid DA criticism of proposed social wage increases.
ANC praises his steady hand in the GNU, but left flank worries he concedes too much to centre-right partners.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Left
Defence argues Phala Phala case is weak; also defends tough migration crackdown.
Ramaphosa remains a symbol of ANC corruption and failed leadership, using xenophobia to distract from his own legal troubles.
Jun 12, 2026
Far Right
Ramaphosa is under pressure to sign or delay the Expropriation Act's implementation regulations while managing GNU partner demands and a restless ANC left flank aligned with the EFF's land narrative.
FF+ and ActionSA supporters view Ramaphosa as a weak president whose failure to enforce fiscal discipline, tackle Eskom corruption, and contain land expropriation rhetoric is accelerating economic and investor uncertainty.
Jun 12, 2026
Lean Right
Ramaphosa is managing GNU fractures while facing criticism over slow structural reform, continued ANC deployments to key state institutions, and the party's resistance to genuine power-sharing.
From the DA's perspective, Ramaphosa talks reform but protects ANC patronage networks, and his reluctance to discipline cadres in state entities undermines the entire GNU value proposition.
Jun 12, 2026
Center
President Ramaphosa is navigating GNU coalition management while facing internal ANC pressure over cabinet appointments, economic reform pace, and his handling of the EFF's parliamentary disruptions.
The centre broadly credits Ramaphosa for stabilising democratic norms and forming the GNU, but criticises him for insufficient urgency on structural economic reform and too much tolerance for ANC factional interference in governance.
Jun 12, 2026
Lean Left
Ramaphosa is managing GNU friction after the DA publicly opposed key ANC legislative priorities including the NHI Act and aspects of the Expropriation Act.
ANC supporters see Ramaphosa as the stabilising hand of the coalition but are growing impatient for bolder action on poverty and unemployment rather than endless negotiation with DA.