The newly elected African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Ramaphosa, addresses delegates during the closing of the ANC's elective conference in Johannesburg, Wednesday Dec. 20, 2017. Ramaphosa, once Nelson Mandela's preferred successor, is proclaiming a "victory over the doomsayers" after some observers said the party could split amid growing frustration over scandal-prone President Jacob Zuma. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)