Supporters of President Cyril Ramaphosa - ”Ramaphorias” - turn against their man. It's taken a long time for Ramaphosa's supporters to turn against their superhero. From the time he was appointed interim president in 2016 after Jacob Zuma’s "recall” to president the following year, he's had their unequivocal, devoted support. Until now. The Ramaphorias, so named during his run for ANC president in 2017, campaigned hard for their man. While he had supporters within the ANC, his election was never a certainty because mainstream ANC was Zuma supporters. These put their lot behind Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Ramaphosa's, himself a BEE billionaire, campaign was backed by the group known as CR17, among them Stellenbosch billionaire Johann Rupert. Other Ramaphorias were the liberal-left media Primedia, Daily Maverick, Business Day, etc and their contributors. Even centre-conservative media were cautiously optimistic or withheld judgement. Hope was needed after Zuma and his ...