Opposition parties will suffer if Cyril Ramaphosa wins the ANC presidency, and it is in their interest to help Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma win, according to a survey by market research firm Ratepop. The DA stands to lose 50.9% of its black voters if Ramaphosa is the ANC’s candidate in the 2019 national elections, and only 6.9% if the ruling party fields Dlamini-Zuma.

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