New South Africa Leader Faces Old Question: Is There Will to Fight Corruption? But Mr. Ramaphosa (pronounced rah-mah-POH-sah) had remained largely silent about corruption during the three years he served as Mr. Zuma’s deputy. After his victory in December, Mr. Ramaphosa and his allies pressed Mr. Zuma to form a commission of inquiry into influence-peddling in his administration. The High Court had ordered Mr. Zuma to do just that, but Mr. Zuma, in a continuing effort to block the inquiry, had been preparing an appeal. In Cape Town, where Mr. Ramaphosa was elected in Parliament, the change in leaders brought hope to some voters.

Source: New York Times February 15, 2018 21:11 UTC