(19 Jun 2024)
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Pretoria, South Africa – 19 June 2024
1. Wide of newly inaugurated president Cyril Ramaphosa dancing
2. Wide of woman holding up a scarf that reads South Africa
3. Wide of Ramaphosa on stage
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President:
“Let us not be afraid of what this Government of National Unity is going to be all about. We want to create jobs. We are going to get everyone in the Government of National Unity to work, to create jobs.”
5. Wide of crowd listening to Ramaphosa
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President:
“If you want to work with me to create jobs, then you are my friend. If you don’t want to work with me, then you are not my friend. If you don’t want to create jobs for our people so, (Zulu) even those within the Government of National Unity, if they are going full around and not work with us, we will kick them out.”
7. Ramaphosa leaving the stage
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Skhumbuzo Masango, supporter:
“Ideologically we are not the same. But now, when it comes to governance, governance is governance. Service delivery is service delivery. So, let’s focus on that, going back to our people, because our people need service delivery at the end of the day. So hence this GNU is something new, we’ll see, we’ll see. Others didn’t come to the table, we’ll see.”
10. Wide of supporters dancing
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerrida Mncosini, supporter:
“I support the GNU, because I think with GNU, if all political parties hold each other’s hands, we will forward, we will see change in our country because for so many years ANC have been there alone. But now when they are united, I think there will be change and we will see a brighter future and our economy, I think it will rise.”
12. Wide of supporters listening to a speaker on stage at the end of the event
STORYLINE:
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria, after his reelection with the help from a coalition of parties, a first in the country’s 30-year rule.
Ramaphosa is now set to appoint a Cabinet in a new coalition government after his African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in an election last month. He was reelected president by lawmakers on Friday after the main opposition party and a smaller third party joined the ANC in an agreement to co-govern Africa’s most industrialized economy.
He will have to guide the first coalition government in which no party has a majority. At least three parties will make up what the ANC is calling a government of national unity, with more invited to join.
Ramaphosa was administered the oath of office in a public ceremony at the Union Buildings, the seat of government, by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.
King Mswati III of Eswatini, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, Zimbabwe President Emerson Mnangagwa and former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga were among many dignitaries who attended the inauguration ceremony as Ramaphosa begins what promises to be a tough final term in office.
The ceremony included a 21-gun salute by the presidential guard and a flyover by the South Africa Air Force over the Union Buildings. South African musicians and cultural dancers entertained thousands of citizens who attended the swearing-in.
Addressing the nation, Ramaphosa said that the people had spoken and their will would be adhered to.
It is unclear when the formation of the new Cabinet would be announced.
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