South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosavows 'new era' at inauguration | BBC News

South Africa has begun a "new era", President CyrilRamaphosa announced as he was sworn in for a second full term in office.

He remains in office even though his party, the AfricanNational Congress (ANC), failed to secure a majority inparliament during last month's election.

The ANC subsequently made a deal with its long-timerival Democratic Alliance and other parties to form a coalition government.

Mr Ramaphosa hailed this government during hisinauguration speech, but also warned that unless itaddressed deep inequalities, the country could become unstable.