The ascendence of Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency has been characterized by corruption right from within the ANC in 2017 when he was elected the president of the ANC. His administration from 2018 to now (full 7 years) has been characterized by corruption with Phala-Phala scandal the worst scandal to have ever hit a South African president. To make matters worse, the economy has been in recession since 2019, the thorn of illegal immigration, and foreigners taking over the informal economy has only worsened.