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South Africa’s Zuma appears in court on corruption charges
Jun 08, 2018 09:34Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was ousted by his own party in February, appeared at the Durban High Court on Friday for the second time on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s.
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Earthquake in South Africa mine leaves 7 dead
May 05, 2018 11:56An earthquake that hit a South African gold mine claimed a total of seven lives, its owner said Saturday, after rescue operations were completed at the site outside Johannesburg.
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South Africa’s president cuts short UK visit amid unrest at home
Apr 20, 2018 04:00South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his visit to Britain by a day to return home to deal with protests in the country's North West Province, his office said on Thursday.
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South Africa’s Zuma pleads innocent after hearing adjourned
Apr 06, 2018 08:04Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5-billion arms deal, later telling a crowd he would be proven innocent in the long-running case that resurfaced after his fall from power.
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South Africa's former President Zuma to be prosecuted
Mar 16, 2018 16:11Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former president, has been charged with fraud, racketeering, illegal arms dealing and much more.
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South Africa traces listeria outbreak to processed meat, issues recall
Mar 05, 2018 10:08South Africans were told not to consume “ready to eat” processed meat on Sunday as the government linked a listeria outbreak which has killed 180 people to a sausage meat made by the country’s biggest consumer foods group.
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South Africa parliament elects Ramaphosa as new president
Feb 15, 2018 16:05South African lawmakers formally named wealthy former businessman Cyril Ramaphosa as new president Thursday after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under intense pressure from his own party.
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South Africa's ruling ANC party to sack President Zuma via parliament
Feb 14, 2018 13:47South Africa's parliament is set to hold a vote of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma amid an ongoing political stalemate in the country.
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South Africa declares drought ‘national disaster’
Feb 13, 2018 11:01South Africa on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" over a drought that has ravaged parts of the country and threatened to leave the city of Cape Town without domestic tap water.
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South African President Zuma given 48 hours to step down
Feb 13, 2018 03:03South African President Jacob Zuma has been given 48 hours to leave his post as the head of state following an emergency African National Congress (ANC) Party meeting.