Ramaphosa ANC

President Jacob Zuma and his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa during the national Women’s Day celebrations at the Union Buildings on August 09, 2016 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Thapelo Maphakela)

How South Africans reacted to Cyril Ramaphosa becoming ANC president

South Africans have gone ballistic online after the news broke that Cyril Ramaphosa is the new ANC President. CR17 has won the day, or has it?

Ramaphosa ANC

President Jacob Zuma and his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa during the national Women’s Day celebrations at the Union Buildings on August 09, 2016 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Thapelo Maphakela)

After days of waiting, South Africans were finally greeted with the news that Cyril Ramaphosa has been officially elected as the new president of the ANC. With millions of South Africans watching the ANC Elective Conference, social media quickly exploded with strong reactions. As usual, we’ve gathered some of the best ones for your pleasure.

Let’s start with the moment the news broke. JuJu “leaked” the info but check out Zuma’s face the moment Cyril won. Some people also just couldn’t get over the delay…

Then, as the results of the rest of the top six came in, people began to panic and express their doubt.

ANC President: Cyril Ramaphosa (Outgoing – Jacob Zuma)

Deputy President: David Mabuza (Outgoing- Cyril Ramaphosa)

Secretary General: Ace Magashule (Outgoing – Gwede Mantashe)

Deputy Secretary General: Jessie Duarte (Jessie Duarte retains position)

Treasurer General: Paul Mashatile (Outgoing Zweli Mkhize)

ANC National Chairperson: Gwede Mantashe (Outgoing – Baleka Mbete)

Those in the know were worried about the Gupta links in the top six. The more things change ey?

The rest, though? They were just celebrating a victory for Cyril Ramaphosa. 

While there are some huge concerns over the men around the new President, for now, millions are just relieved that Jacob Zuma is no longer at the helm of the ANC.