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    Party which has governed since first post-apartheid election slumps to 40 per cent in the polls

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  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
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  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
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    Moral Money
    Will Kenya get a bite of the green tech boom?

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  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
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    In charts: 30 years of ANC rule in South Africa

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  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Zambia
    Zambia to exit sovereign default as bondholders back restructuring

    Deal comes nearly four years after country reneged on debt

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