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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa greets the crowd at the African National Congress’s headquarters in Johannesburg, May, 2019. 
Photographer: Wikus de Wet/AFP/Getty Images
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks set to win a second term as leader of the ruling African National Congress by a handsome margin next month, and will likely be joined by a cast of allies among the party’s executive. 

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