South Africa

Several shot, one killed in political violence in South Africa

Several shot, one killed in political violence in South Africa Johannesburg - Several supporters of the South Africa's ruling ANC were shot and one person died in apparently politically motivated violence five days after the country's peaceful parliamentary elections. In addition to the fatality, seven persons were reported in serious condition in the province of KwaZulu-Natal after being ambushed near the city of Pietermaritzburg.

NGO Protests Against Shahrukh Khan For Smoking During IPL Match

NGO Protests Against Shahrukh Khan For Smoking During IPL MatchWe all know that smoking is a nasty habit, and it's bad for your health!

Moreover, the governments all through the world have started programs helping people to overcome the smoking addiction.

Despite all this, tons of celebrities including Shahrukh Khan, flaunt their bad habits in public.
 
Recently, the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has protested against owner of Kolkata Knight Riders team Shahrukh Khan, who smoked during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match April 21 in South Africa.

Lets let bygones be bygones, Zuma appeals after ANC election win

Jacob Zuma Johannesburg - South Africa's ruling African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma on Saturday appealed to his opponents to let bygones be bygones after his party was handed a decisive mandate to govern for the next five years, but with a reduced majority. Zuma was speaking after the Independent Electoral Commission in Pretoria announced the ANC had won 65.9 per cent of Wednesday's vote to the National Assembly in Cape Town, which is expected to elect Zuma president within days.

South African election winner Zuma calls for national unity

Jacob ZumaJohannesburg - Jacob Zuma, the leader of South African's African National Congress party and the country's most-likely next president, called Saturday for national unity in a speech after his party was re-elected to a fourth five-year term. "This country belongs to everyone - blacks, whites, Indians and coloured: we must work together," Zuma said in a speech shortly after the country's Independent Electoral Commission announced final results of Wednesday's elections.

Zuma wins election but ANC misses two-thirds majority

Jacob ZumaJohannesburg - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) won the country's election with a decisive majority according to results Saturday - but fell short of the two-thirds majority it had been batting for. Jacob Zuma's ANC took 65.9 per of votes to the 400-seat National Assembly, against 16.6 per cent for the Democratic Alliance (DA) of Cape Town mayor Helen Zille and a little over 7 per cent for the fledgling Congress of the People, preliminary final results showed.

The Independent Electoral Commission was due to confirm the results later Saturday and officially declare the ANC the winner.

Zuma wins election but ANC set to miss two-thirds majority

African National Congress (ANC)Johannesburg - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) won the country's election with a decisive majority according to results Saturday - but appeared to have fallen just short of the two-thirds majority it wanted to enable it to change the constitution. With around 99 per cent of votes counted, Jacob Zuma's ANC had 66.2 per cent of votes to the 400-seat National Assembly, against 16 per cent for the Democratic Alliance of Cape Town mayor Helen Zille and 7 per cent for the the fledgling Congress of the People.

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