South Africa's deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been named the next president of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party. The announcement made Dec. 18 comes after months of brutal political jockeying against rival candidate, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (ex-wife of South African President Jacob Zuma), and following a tense vote recount. The position atop South Africa's revolutionary party is a powerful one, rivaling in influence the country's presidency. But the ANC is in disarray , and its support is dwindling. Now Ramaphosa, as its leader, will have the difficult task of trying to unite the party and of balancing constituent demands for more government services with important economic reform measures needed to keep South Africa's economy afloat. The Business-Friendly Candidate Ramaphosa's win gives him a critical amount of command over the short- to medium-term political and economic future of South Africa.