South Africa
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Cyril Ramaphosa: from Lonmin mining massacre to President
Speed Read The new South African leader was an apartheid hero - but some haven’t forgiven his role in the deaths of 34 miners
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Jacob Zuma no-confidence motion is set for Thursday
Speed Read ANC seeks to oust South Africa’s president and swear in Cyril Ramaphosa tomorrow
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ANC orders Zuma to resign as South African president
Speed Read Leader refuses to quit for at least three months despite pressure
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Jacob Zuma: will South African leaders fire the president?
Speed Read ANC leadership are locked in a meeting to decide the 75-year-old’s fate
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‘Poacher’ eaten by lions he was tracking
In Depth South African police say big cats ‘just left his head and some remains’
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Jacob Zuma ‘close to resigning’
Speed Read South African president postpones speech as calls for him to go grow ahead of crucial ANC meeting
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South Africa: 955 miners rescued
Speed Read Gold mine workers trapped underground for more than a day following power cut
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Big game hunter shot dead while hunting lions in South Africa
In Depth Croatian Pero Jelinic was killed in unexplained incident as he took aim
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Cape Town crisis: preparing for life without running water
In Depth In Depth: South African city introduces rationing ahead of April shutdown
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Margaret Thatcher ‘believed South Africa should be whites-only’
Speed Read Ex-head of diplomatic service also says former PM distrusted Germany and hated men with moustaches
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Cyril Ramaphosa wins tight ANC leadership vote
In Depth Anti-corruption businessman faces steep challenge to unify party and revive South Africa’s flagging economy
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South Africa at a crossroads: ANC chooses new leader
Speed Read Party conference could define future of the continent’s third largest economy
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Kalahari magic: life, death and luxury in the desert
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Tswalu Kalahari review: a five-star desert safari
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