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Lungi Ngidi comes under fire from ex-South African cricketers for Black Lives Matter stand

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Updated: July 9, 2020 8:38:40 pm

Pat Symcox and Boeta Dippenar were two former South Africa cricketers who said they do not back Lungi Ngidi’s statements. Lungi Ngidi has come under fire for saying the South Africa cricket team should take a stand in support of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. Some…

Ex-South African president De Klerk hospitalized for lung ailment

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FILE PHOTO: Former South African President FW de Klerk addresses a news conference in Cape Town, South Africa, July 26, 2007. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner FW de Klerk has been hospitalized for a lung condition but is recovering and is expected to be discharged next week, his foundation said on…

Bill Clinton lauds ex-South Carolina Gov. Riley on education

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Ex-South Africa president Jacob Zuma to be charged with corruption

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South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma will be charged with corruption over a massive arms deal in the 1990s.

The country’s chief prosecutor has said there are reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution.

The 18 charges relate to a 30 billion rand ($2.5bn) arms deal in the late 1990s.

Chief state prosecutor Shaun Abrahams said: “After consideration of the matter, I am of the…

North Korea calls for execution of ex-South Korea leader over ‘assassination’ plot

File – South Korean President Park Geun-hye speaks during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule, following the end of World War Two, on Liberation Day in Seoul, South Korea, on August 15, 2015. Photo: Reuters SEOUL:  North Korea said on Wednesday it has issued a standing order for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye…

Corruption trial begins for ex-South Korean President Park

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, (front left), sits with her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil, (right), for her trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Photo: AP SEOUL: Former President Park Geun-hye was somber in court Tuesday as she was accused of bribery and leaking government secrets at a criminal trial that could send South Korea’s…