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South Africa: Ramaphosa Declared ANC Leader
South Africa's deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, narrowly beat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
South Africa's deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, narrowly beat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. A wealthy businessman and former trade union leader, he ran on a ticket of fighting corruption and reviving the economy. Also: The International Red Cross says the suffering in a besieged, rebel-held enclave in Syria has reached a "critical point" amid intensified fighting, and news of a possible breakthrough in the ability to diagnose Parkinson's disease using the sense of smell.
(Photo: Cyril Ramaphosa, credit: AFP/Getty)
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