President Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday ahead of the
inauguration of South Africa’s sixth President, Cyril Ramaphosa, today.
The ceremony will be held at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria.
The President was met at Lanseria Airport by South Africa’s Minister of Public
Enterprises Mr Pravin Gordhan and Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to South Africa, Mr
David Hamadziripi.
President Ramaphosa and the African National Congress won
the elections held on May 8 with 57,5 percent majority.
The main opposition party the Democratic Alliance came a
distant second with 20,8 percent and the Economic Freedom Fighters third with
10,8 percent of the vote.
The ANC managed to retain all the eight provinces it held
before the elections while the Democratic Alliance retained its governing
position in the Western Cape.
At least 4 500 guests that include heads of state,
representatives from continental regional economic blocs, former liberation
movements, the African Union, United Nations, members of the diplomatic corps
and eminent persons and former presidents of the Republic have been invited for
the ceremony.
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