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

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.

The ANC had lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in the democratic era, but it remains the largest party in the country.

“We agreed to…