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South African stocks in demand after Zuma quits, rand soars

SouthAfricanstocksroseasmuchas5percentonThursday,puttingthemainindexontrackforitsbiggestone-daygaininmorethanthreeyears,onhopestheresignationofJacobZumaaspresid

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Cyril Ramaphosa elected as new president of South Africa

CyrilRamaphosa,leaderofSouthAfrica'srulingparty,theAfricanNationalCongress,waselectedThursdaybytheNationalAssemblytobethenation'snewpresident.Theelectioncameaft

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Zuma's political future not to affect BRICS Summit, say experts

ThepotentialdimissionoftheSouthAfricanpresidentisunlikelytoimpactthe10thBRICSSummitscheduledforJuly,saidexperts.The10thBRICSSummitisthe10thannualdiplomaticmeeti

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South Africa bowl in must-win game against India

SouthAfricawonthetossanddecidedtobowlinthefifthone-dayinternationalagainstIndiaatStGeorge’sParkonTuesday.Itisamust-wingameforSouthAfrica,whotrailthetourists3-1i

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China reaffirms support to African Union

ChineseForeignMinisterWangYihasmetwiththeChairmanoftheAfricanUnionCommission,MoussaFakiMahamat,whoisonanofficialthree-dayvisittothecountry.ItistheAUCommissionch

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Cricket: Five Indians picked in ICC Under-19 World Cup team

JustadayaftertheUnder19WorldCupfinal,theICC,onSunday(February4),announcedtheteamofthetournamentwhichwasthoroughlydominatedbytheIndianyoungsters,whofittinglywont

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Cricket: India cruise to victory as Chahal puts South Africa in a spin

Leg-spinnerYuzvendraChahaltookcareer-bestfiguresasIndiacruisedtoathumpingnine-wicketOne-DayInternationalvictoryoverawoefulSouthAfricaonSunday,thoughtheirmomento

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China, African leaders slam Le Monde's AU headquarters hacking claims

China,AfricanUnionandotherAfricanleadershavedismissedaFrenchmediareportthataccusedBeijingofbuggingandhackingintotheAUheadquartersinEthiopiancapitalAddisAbabaand

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Scientists discover Egyptian dinosaur with ties to Europe

Along-neckeddinosaurunearthedinEgypthasyieldedthefirstevidenceofcontactbetweenAfricanandEuropeandinosaursshortlybeforethecreaturesdisappearedforgoodabout66milli

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Fossil shows modern humans left Africa earlier than thought

AfossilfoundinIsraelindicatesmodernhumansmayhaveleftAfricaasmuchas100,000yearsearlierthanpreviouslythought.Scientistssaythatanancientupperjawboneandassociatedst

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Oldest human fossil outside Africa is dug up in Israel

TheoldestremainsofamodernhumanoutsideAfricahavebeendugupinIsrael,offeringevidenceofwhatgeneticstudieshavealreadysuggested--thathumansmigratedoutofAfricasome50,0

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Giant 910-carat diamond mined in Southern Africa's Lesotho

Awhopping910-caratdiamondwasdiscoveredinSouthernAfrica,oneofthebiggestgemseverfound,theminingcompanythatuncovereditsaidMonday.Thecolorlessdiamondwasextractedfro

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Cricket: India face uncertain conditions with skill and hope<br>

BigPictureThereisafeelingofreversedejavuintheair.Twoyearsandtwomonthsago,withDiwalifestivitiesintheair,SouthAfricaseemedliketheyweretheonlypeopleworkinginIndia,

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12 killed,260 injured after train collides with truck in S. Africa

Atleast12peoplewerekilled,260othersinjuredafterapassengertraincollidedwithatruckinSouthAfricaonThursdaymorning,localmediareported.Theincidentoccurredatabout9:15

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Cricket: India face fierce examination in South Africa Test series<br><br>

India'sstatusastheworld'snumberoneTestteamwillfaceafierceexaminationwhentheycomeupagainstsecond-rankedSouthAfricainathree-TestserieswhichstartsatNewlandsonFrida

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Cricket: India yearn for a less slippery cordon

InthelastfiveyearsofTestcricket,407Testwicketshavefallentocatchesofffastbowling;131ofthemhavebeentakenbyslipsandgully.ThecorrespondingnumberforTestcricketinIndi

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Cricket: Six, seven, eight could decide India's fate

Itwasanemotion-filledSaturdayinAdelaideinDecember2014.AtthefirstTestsincethedeathofPhillipHughes,thecrowdheavedwithexpectationasAustraliadeclaredovernighttosetI