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  2. 2021 South African unrest - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 South African unrest, also known as the July 2021 riots, [23] the Zuma unrest [24] or Zuma riots, [25] was a wave of civil unrest that occurred in South Africa 's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces from 9 to 18 July 2021, sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.

  3. 2020s in African political history - Wikipedia

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    Niger. The 2021 Nigerien coup attempt occurred on 31 March 2021 at around 3:00 am WAT (2:00 am UTC) after gunfire erupted in the streets of Niamey, the capital of Niger, two days before the inauguration of president -elect Mohamed Bazoum. The coup attempt was staged by elements within the military, and was attributed to an Air Force unit based ...

  4. Africa’s latest coup is a headache for the West and an ...

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    The toppling of Bazoum was just the latest in a spate of recent coups stretching from one side of Africa to the other. Five countries in western and central Africa have been seized by military ...

  5. Murder of Babita Deokaran - Wikipedia

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    The murder. Deokaran was shot and killed at around 08:00 SAST on 23 August 2021 while she was returning home from dropping her daughter off at school. [3] A vehicle pulled alongside her vehicle and fired multiple shots after she had parked in front of her house in Johannesburg South, Gauteng Province, South Africa resulting in her death.

  6. Jacob Zuma's MK - the political wildcard in South Africa's ...

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    March 14, 2024 at 8:06 AM. Jacob Zuma at a political rally in Johannesburg, South Africa - February 2024. Despite being a disgraced former president who was sent to jail, Jacob Zuma is turning out ...

  7. Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a controversial South African politician and traditional minister of the Zulu nation, was laid to rest Saturday after dying at the age of 95 this week. President Cyril ...

  8. List of coups and coup attempts since 2010 - Wikipedia

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    30 April – 1 May 2012. Attempt. Mali. Amadou Toumani Touré 's loyalists. Acting President Dioncounda Traoré, Acting Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra and coup leader and Chairperson of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State of Mali, Capt. Amadou Sanogo. [9] [10] 2012 Ivorian coup attempt.

  9. Corruption in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Corruption in South Africa includes the improper use of public resources for private ends, including bribery and improper favouritism. Corruption was at its highest during the period of state capture under the presidency of Jacob Zuma and has remained widespread, negatively "affecting criminal justice, service provision, economic opportunity, social cohesion and political integrity" in South ...