10 other official names: President van Suid-Afrika(Afrikaans) uMongameli weSewula Afrika(Southern Ndebele) uMongameli waseMzantsi Afrika(Xhosa) Umongameli waseNingizimu Afrika(Zulu) uMengameli weleNingizimu Afrika(Swazi) Mopresidente wa Afrika Borwa(Northern Sotho) Mopresident wa Afrika Borwa(Sotho) Moporesitente wa Aforika Borwa(Tswana) Puresidente wa Afrika-Dzonga(Tsonga) Muphuresidennde wa Afrika Tshipembe(Venda)-->
The role as President of South Africa was originally founded to be different from being prime minister. The two roles were merged in the 1983 constitution which calls for a four-year term of office. The 1993 and later constitutions limit the president's time in office to two five-year terms. The first President to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela. The current president is Cyril Ramaphosa.