South African President Ramaphosa is about to be sworn in for his second presidential term.
Last week, lawmakers re-elected him to remain president after the African National Congress (ANC) struck a deal with its long-time rivals the Democratic Alliance (DA) and other parties.
The ANC, which has been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994, lost its majority for the first time after May 29 elections failed to produce an outright winner.
Many heads of state and dignitaries from around the world are expected to attend the inauguration ceremony in the capital, Pretoria.
The president listed a number of countries that will “send high-level representatives” to the inauguration, including Angola, Uganda, Mozambique, China, Egypt, the State of Palestine and Cuba.
The president described the day as a normal working day and the ceremony will include musical and artistic performances, a 21-gun salute, military flights and a parade of the country’s defense forces.
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the party formed by former President Jacob Zuma six months ago, said its officials would not attend the “farce” inauguration.
The party, which won 15% of the vote and 58 parliamentary seats, also boycotted the first session of parliament last Friday.
Mr Ramaphosa is expected to name a cabinet soon after taking office, which will include his new coalition partner, the Democratic Alliance and three other smaller parties. Together, the alliance holds 68% of the seats in parliament.
The president is also expected to lay out an agenda to rescue the ailing economy.
Ramaphosa first became president in 2018 when his predecessor Jacob Zuma was forced to resign over corruption allegations, which he denies.
