CAPE TOWN: Cyril Ramaphosa, a former anti-apartheid activist turned businessman, was named South Africa’s president on Thursday (Friday in Manila) and immediately vowed to fight corruption in a direct reference to accusations leveled at his predecessor Jacob Zuma.

Tainted by scandal, Zuma resigned on Wednesday following intense pressure from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) that he had dominated for his nine years in power.

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