South Africa Holds Opening Of Parliament Ceremony

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 18: Artist Esther Mahlangu (C) is escorted into the Cape Town City Hall where parliament is sitting on July 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa called the joint sitting of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), marking the official opening of South Africa's Parliament's seventh term, to coincide with Nelson Mandela International Day. In the May 29 vote, the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994, leading to a coalition government. (Footage by Wesley Fester/Getty Images)