South Africa’s ANC will seek national unity government, Ramaphosa says

ANC's President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives ahead of the National Executive Committee meeting looking at options to form a new South African government [Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that his African National Congress (ANC) party will seek a national unity government, which he said would reflect the will of voters and help move the country forward.

Ramaphosa made the announcement late on Thursday after an hours-long meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) in Johannesburg, where ANC leaders held talks to try to agree on a post-election strategy.