South Africa opposition leader, 11 others get ministerial appointments

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced opposition leader John Steenhuisen of the Democratic Alliance would serve as the Minister of Agriculture as he unveiled his new government.

Ramaphosa, 71, re-elected for a second full term, will lead what his humbled African National Congress calls a government of national unity after losing its outright majority in the May election.

“The minister of agriculture is John Steenhuisen,” Ramaphosa said from Pretoria in a televised address to the nation.

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AFP

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