Dec. 18 (UPI) -- South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, chose Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader Monday, setting the stage for the anti-apartheid activist and union supporter to become president.
Nearly 5,000 delegates voted to make Ramaphosa president of the ANC Party 2,440-2,261 over Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, President Jacob Zuma's ex-wife.