Ramaphosa, who replaced Jacob Zuma as president in February, has staked his reputation on rooting out the corruption and mismanagement associated with Zuma’s nine scandal-plagued years in power.
On Friday, he promised to hold more meetings with community leaders. “We’ve decided that we would like to engage further with a number of other people,” he said.
Crowds first took to the streets in and around the province’s capital Mahikeng on Wednesday, calling for the resignation of the territory’s premier Supra Mahumapelo who is a member of the ANC.
As violence mounted, neighboring Botswana shut some border crossings. Police fired tear gas at protesters who blocked roads. South African media reported that cars were set alight and shops looted over two days of unrest.
