Victory was marred by allies’ failure to win other key roles,but supporters say unique leader has what it takes to succeedCyril Ramaphosa has sought to shore up his shaky mandate as the unique president of the African National Congress (ANC), saying the party will emerge “united, and renewed and confident” from the fractious ((adj.) troublesome or irritable) conference that elected him leader.
“The doomsayers said this conference was going to collapse … and we’ve proven for the millionth time in 105 years of existence that the ANC is able to rise even above its own strengths,” he said on Tuesday.
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