Mass brawl breaks out in South African parliament ahead of Jacob Zuma speech
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/south-africa-latest-parliament-brawl-politicians-jacob-zuma-speech-riot-a7572436.html

A mass brawl broke out in the South African parliament between opposition politicians and security guards who dragged them out of the chamber.

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Cape Town: Southern comforts are the perfect intro to South Africa
http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/world/cape-town-southern-comforts-are-the-perfect-intro-to-south-africa-35415071.html

Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, has joked that his native South Africa is not so much Africa, as Africa-lite. If so, then Cape Town is ( Read more... )

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Hundreds March in Cape Town Against Donald Trump
http://allafrica.com/stories/201701210296.html

Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered at the South African Museum in Cape Town on Saturday. They marched through the Company's Garden to the front entrance to Parliament holding placards with signs like "A woman's place is in the revolution","Well- ( Read more... )

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Interesting piece here about this new "Putin has sensitive compromising intel on Trump" debackle:

Everything you need to know about the Russian art of ‘kompromat’

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South Africa's Foreign Policy Has Been At Sixes and Sevens - Here's Why
http://allafrica.com/stories/201701100058.html

South Africa's notice to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) has once again raised questions about the ethics of its foreign policy.

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This woman has helped more than 4,500 disabled people get jobs
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2016/1222/This-woman-has-helped-more-than-4-500-disabled-people-get-jobs

When Shanti Raghavan’s brother started losing his sight, she began to learn about ways he could adjust. She then wanted to use that knowledge to assist others.

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