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South Africa's Ramaphosa to be sworn in as president

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. [AFP]

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is to be sworn in as president at a ceremony in Pretoria on Wednesday after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal.

Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to re-elect the 71-year-old last week, after a May 29 general election that produced no outright winner.

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