South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) delivers his 2023 state-of-the-nation address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall in Cape Town on February 9, 2023.

File: An Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) official prepares ballot papers for voters at the Ntolwane Primary School polling station in Nkandla, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election.