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South African opposition leader jokes online about being bitten by rat
South African opposition leader Helen Zille said she has been bitten by a rat outside her home in Cape Town. “The weirdest thing just happened. I went to fetch the newspapers at the gate when a rat darted out, and bit me on my toe!” the head of the Democratic…
South African president: Whites still control the country’s economy
South Africa’s economy is still under apartheid-era white minority control and blacks must reclaim the continent’s financial and mining powerhouse, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. Zuma told a key meeting of his ruling African National Congress that a new economic direction was needed 18 years into after the end…
‘Indecent’ Zuma painting difficult to ban: judge
South African President Jacob Zuma’s bid to ban a painting in which his genitals are exposed on Thursday suffered a setback with a court saying it would not be easy to enforce any order. Satirical artist Brett Murray’s depiction of Zuma in a Vladimir Lenin pose — branded “indecent” by…
U2′s anti-apartheid song caused new stir in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – Irish pop singer Bono caused a stir in South Africa on Sunday after expressing support for the singing of an anti-apartheid struggle song that includes the lyrics “shoot the farmer”. The song has been at the centre of a politically charged controversy in South Africa, where the firebrand…
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