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South Africa: Zuma appoints cabinet to please investors

By Chris Talbot, May 16, 2009

New South African President Jacob Zuma has appointed a business-friendly cabinet.

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May 8, 2009

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May 1, 2009

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South Africa: Zuma’s victory expresses deepening class tensions

By Chris Talbot, April 30, 2009

The election victory of the African National Congress and its leader, Jacob Zuma, is a distorted expression of powerful social tensions within South Africa.

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April 24, 2009

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South Africa: Charges dropped against Zuma in run-up to election

By Chris Talbot, April 20, 2009

In the latest development in the longstanding legal conflict within South Africa’s ruling elite, corruption charges have been dropped against African National Congress President Jacob Zuma.

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April 17, 2009

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IMF and World Bank reports predict bleak future for Africa

By Trevor Johnson, April 2, 2009

The IMF predicts the global economic crisis will have a huge and disproportionate impact on sub-Saharan Africa.

More than one billion to go hungry in 2009

By Hiram Lee, April 2, 2009

The financial and economic crisis threatens to sharply increase the number of people suffering from hunger, despite a recent decline in food prices.

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March 27, 2009

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South Africa: Zuma faces corruption charges after court reverses previous judgment

By Patrick O'Keefe, February 2, 2009

The Supreme Court of Appeals has effectively reinstated criminal charges against African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma.

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January 16, 2009

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