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Ramaphosa names bloated new South African Cabinet

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, greets opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, left, at the first sitting of Parliament since elections, in Cape Town, June 14, 2024. [AP photo]

After weeks of political deal-making, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the Cabinet of his new government of national unity. Ministers from different parties will now have to put political differences aside to run the country successfully.

South Africa's new ministers are a diverse group - from a former armed robber to a white Afrikaner nationalist.

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