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South Africa sees record tourism
A record 9.2 million tourists visited South Africa last year, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday, revealing a surge in visitors from China. The number of tourists travelling to South Africa grew by more than 10 percent, despite the global economic crisis. “This phenomenal tourism growth is evidence that we are…
Mandela visited by family in hospital
Ailing Nelson Mandela was Tuesday visited in hospital by his wife Graca Machel and family as he spent Christmas Day on his sickbed, said President Jacob Zuma who joined the family. “We found him in good spirits,” said Zuma in a statement. “He was happy to have visitors on this…
One killed as South African police and miners clash
One miner has been killed in clashes between police and striking workers at a South African platinum mine, witnesses said Friday, as President Jacob Zuma appealed for calm. “Yesterday (Thursday) the cops shot many people, but one of them is dead, even the dead body is still there where he…
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…
Gaddafi accepts ‘peace roadmap’ from African leaders
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi has accepted a roadmap for ending the civil war in Libya, South African President Jacob Zuma said after leading a delegation of African leaders at talks in Tripoli. Zuma, who with four other African heads of state met Gaddafi for several hours at the Libyan…
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