Tag: Cyril Ramaphosa

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 08:03 UTC

  Riots in South Africa since last week leave at least 72 dead

  

  South Africa has been since last week going through a wave of riots and looting which has already left 72 people dead and 1,234 detainees, it was reported Tuesday.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Latin America new covid-19 epicenter; labs vow to help but hold on to vaccine patents

  

  The total number of deaths due to covid-19 in Latin American countries has crossed for the first time the psychological barrier of one million people, it was reported Friday.

• Friday, February 16th 2018 - 09:48 UTC

  South Africa's Zuma steps down: ignominious end for a clepto president

  

  President Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s fourth democratic head of state, resigned on Wednesday amid an acrimonious battle for control of the nation and the governing party, the African National Congress. He told South Africans during a late-night televised address that, although he disagreed with the decision by the ANC to remove him, he would leave “with immediate effect.”