Cyril Ramaphosa will be South Africa’s next president, after the scandal-tarnished incumbent, Jacob Zuma, announced Wednesday that he would step down, effective immediately. A protégé of Nelson Mandela, Ramaphosa, 65, grew up in Soweto, Johannesburg’s notoriously impoverished segregated township. He became one of South Africa’s richest men, but his toughest […]
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Cyril Ramaphosa will be South Africa’s next president, after scandal-tarnished President Jacob Zuma announced Wednesday that he would step down, effective immediately. A protégé of Nelson Mandela, Ramaphosa, 65, grew up in Soweto, Johannesburg’s notoriously impoverished segregated township. He became one of South Africa’s richest men, but his toughest years […]
WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke about his flight costs on Tuesday in a pair […]
Police surrounded the school in Parkland, Florida after as the gunman opened fire. Between 20 to 50 people are thought to have been injured, and the gunman has now been caught by police. Margate Fire Department told CBS Miami there are between 20 and 50 victims while a local fire chief told […]
Two American cities, separated by just 200 miles along the Northeast corridor, tell two very different stories about the crime of murder. Just look at last year’s numbers, their raw inverted symmetry, each historic and jaw-dropping: Baltimore, population 615,000, had 343 murders last year. That’s a murder rate of 55.8 […]
Israeli police recommended the Israeli Prime Minister be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust More A day after Israeli police recommended that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, the embattled leader responded with the same incredulity and air of suspicion that […]
The 75-year-old’s resignation caps the end of a tumultuous decade in which he has survived several no-confidence votes in parliament, a string of corruption allegations and street protests against his rule. The announcement eventually came in a televised address to the nation. Mr Zuma said no leader should stay beyond […]