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Spotlight | South Africa
Jacob Zuma hanging on a thread

At the outcome of the general election on 7 May, the African National Congress (ANC) MPs will still have the majority in parliament and will reinstall Jacob Zuma, 72, as the country’s president. However, he will have a hard time [...]
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