Cyril Ramaphosa: Son of Soweto

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Becky Milligan looks back at the extraordinary life of South Africa’s new president. From humble beginnings, he became a lawyer, established the country’s most powerful trade union organisation and was a key player in negotiating the end of apartheid. After losing out at an earlier attempt to become president, he turned to business and rapidly became one of South Africa’s richest men – while also attracting controversy over allegations about his role during the Marikana massacre of striking miners. As he takes power, what really makes him tick?

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0:00.0	From the BBC World Service, welcome to the latest edition of the documentary podcast.
0:06.0	Every week we bring you a range of stories from our presenters and reporters across the world.
0:11.0	Please do rate the documentary on your podcast app and leave a comment. Let us know what you think.
0:17.7	BBC World Service, I'm Becky Milligan. Welcome to Cyril Ramaposa, son of Soweto. Jubilation in South Africa.
0:35.0	Exit President Zuma enter one of Africa's wealthiest men,
0:40.0	a passionate flyfisher.
0:45.0	He absolutely loves flyfishing.
0:48.0	Farmer and cattle lover. And now the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaposa.
0:58.0	All eyes will now be on the new President.
1:01.0	The challenge is a huge, dire poverty, mass unemployment and
1:05.7	continuing racial inequality. His party, the African National Congress, deeply
1:11.5	divided. Most South Africans are hoping that this man, whom it's
1:16.6	said Nelson Mandela considered his natural successor, can put the pieces back
1:22.0	together again.
1:23.0	When one is elected in this type of position,
1:26.0	you basically become a servant of the people of South Africa,
1:32.0	and I'll seek to execute that task with humility, with
1:37.9	faithfulness and with dignity as well.
1:42.4	The 65 year old has been an influential figure in South
1:45.8	Africa, a trade union leader, the architect of the Constitution and successful
1:51.4	businessman, but he's notoriously private. So who is the real
1:56.8	Cyril Ramaposa? Anthony Butler wrote a biography of the new president and
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