Ramaphosa made his first international trip as President of SouthAfrica to the Republic of Angola and met with President João Lourenço in his capacity as chairperson of the SouthernAfrican Development Community (SADC) to talk about peace and defence. Reuters SouthAfricanpresident Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after being re-elected as president of SouthAfrica during the first sitting of the National Assembly following elections at the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) in Cape Town, SouthAfrica June 14, 2024. SouthAfricanPresident Cyril Ramaphosa.Last week, SouthAfrica’s top court ordered parliament to conduct an impeachment hearing into Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the theft of hundreds of thousands of US dollars stashed in a sofa at his game farm. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Profile. Political Principals Profiles.President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as President of the Republic of SouthAfrica on Thursday 15 February 2018 following the resignation of President Jacob Zuma. SouthAfrica’sPresident Cyril Ramaphosa reviews the honour guard, on the day he meets Brazil’sPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 9, 2026. SouthAfrica’sPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has refused to resign over a “cash-in-sofa scandal” that continues to haunt his presidency. SouthAfricanPresident Cyril Ramaphosa is facing renewed political pressure after opposition parties demanded his resignation over the longRamaphosa Defies Resignation Calls as SouthAfrica’s Cash-in-Sofa Scandal Returns to Center Stage. “SouthAfrica’s Lost Decade,” the Economist called it. Before being shoved from power last month, President Jacob Zuma enriched himself and his patrons while presiding over economic disaster for his citizens.