LIVE: South African President Ramaphosa Announces His New Cabinet, Includes Ex-Opposition Leader

LIVE: South African President Ramaphosa Announces His New Cabinet, Includes Ex-Opposition Leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on Sunday, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet. President Ramaphosa's African National Congress was forced to join forces with rival parties to stay in power after losing its majority for the first time in three decades in a May 29 election. The announcement of the new cabinet of the government of national unity followed weeks of protracted and at times acrimonious negotiations. Ramaphosa retained the ANC's Enoch Godongwana as finance minister while Ronald Lamola was appointed minister of international relations and cooperation, replacing Naledi Pandor.

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