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Contest for South Africa's ANC leadership a two-horse race

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) nominated just two candidates to run for its top job on Saturday, leaving President Cyril Ramaphosa facing the hea

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S.Africa's Ramaphosa admits rampant state graft while he was VP

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday conceded there had been rampant state corruption while he was deputy to ex president Jacob Zuma, but said he did not resign as that would have sty

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Political Calendar: Zuma's trial, Zambia polls, Japan's WWII surrender

In the upcoming week, former South African President Jacob Zuma's long-running corruption trial will resume after being postponed, Zambia will hold presidential and National Assembly elections and Ja

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Estimated $1billion looted in South Africa, 212 dead in unrest

Click arrows to view gallery The death toll surrounding riots and unrest in South Africa has risen to 212 on Friday, and an estimated $1 billion worth of goods has

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Clean up after nights of unrest and looting in Durban, South Africa

Click arrows to view gallery Volunteers and shopkeepers in Durban, South Africa cleaned up the streets Thursday after another night of looting following the

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More looting in South Africa

Many shops have been picked clean or destroyed following five days of riots and looting in the South African city of Durban.What began as protests against the prison sen

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South African police arrest 27 over protests linked to Zuma jailing

South African police said on Saturday that 27 people had been arrested over violent protests linked to former president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment.Protests raged this we

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Global Political Calendar: Blinken-Lavrov talk, Moon-Biden summit

In the coming week, the highest-level in-person U.S.-Russia talks since U.S. President Joe Biden took office will take place and Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon Jae-in will visit the White Hou

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Ex S. Africa president hospitalised after testing positive for COVID

Ex S. Africa president hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19. /VCG The ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma is reportedly admitted to hospital after he tested positive for the cor

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South Africa's Zuma fears 'biased' anti-graft panel: Lawyer

After months of refusing to testify, South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma on Monday appeared before a panel probing rampant state corruption during his nine-year reign. /Getty Images After m

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Authorities issue warrant of arrest for ANC's Ace Magashule

FILE PHOTO: ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule gives a press briefing, February 13, 2018. /VCG Photo South African authorities on Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest against Ace Magashule, the

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South African panel orders ex-leader Zuma to testify in graft probe

FILE PHOTO: Former president Jacob Zuma during an appearance at the Durban High Court, where he faces corruption charges. (Photo by Felix Dlangamandla/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images) A South

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South African Airways suspends operations amid huge debt

FILE PHOTO: South African Airways Airbus A330 (A330-243) airplane as seen at Munich International Airport. /Getty Images South Africa's state-owned airline has suspended all its operations as

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S. Africa's ANC decides officials charged with graft must step aside

South Africa's governing party executive decided at a weekend meeting that party officials formally charged with corruption and other serious crimes must step aside from their posts, President Cy

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South Africa investigates COVID-linked corruption of $290 million

FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the COVID-19 treatment facilities at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo S

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South Africa extends state of disaster to 15 September

Co-operative Governance Minister Nosazana Dlamini-Zum. /Social Media Co-operative Governance Minister Nosazana Dlamini-Zuma has extended the national state of disaster for another month. The d

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SevenRooms raises $50M to double down on reservations, ordering and other tools for hospitality businesses

Restaurants, hotels and other public venues where we spend leisure and business time have started to reopen in many parts of the world after a period of going dark to try to slow down the spread of th