How world sees SA: Ramaphosa’s biggest job is to clean up corruption

EDINBURGH — After the sixth democratic election, the ANC has shifted from being the party that everyone loved to a party that must clean up on corruption. The global spotlight is on Cyril Ramaphosa, who has vowed to do just that – excise the rot that set in under former president Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa's team has said it believes that the business-savvy president saved the ANC's skin in the polls. His victory speech has been covered by the BBC and others, which have focused on Ramaphosa promising to tackle corruption in the party "whether some people like it or not". – Jackie Cameron

By Thulasizwe Sithole

South African business has called on Cyril Ramaphosa to step up his fight against corruption after the ANC won last week's parliamentary elections, reports the Financial Times.

The ANC achieved its lowest ever parliamentary majority with 57.5% of the vote, reflecting voter disenchantment with a party that has presided over a decade of corruption and economic mismanagement, says the respected global newspaper.

Martin Kingston, the executive chairman of Rothschild's South African arm, is reported as saying that Ramaphosa's performance would be under the microscope. "I don't believe they have the luxury of any time to waste", he said.

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