Ramaphosa targets 'decisive' ANC win in South African elections


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  • Saturday, 13 Jan 2024

FILE PHOTO: President of South Africa and of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa waves to supporters as he arrives for the 112th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the party, at Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday that his African National Congress (ANC) party would be seeking a "decisive victory" in this year's national elections, which are slated to be the most highly contested in the country's democratic history.

Ramaphosa is looking to win a second term as president as Africa's most industrialised country prepares to hold its closest poll for three decades.

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