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South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of elections

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted Thursday that his ruling African National Congress party is making progress in addressing South Africa’s problems such as record unemployment, an electricity crisis and corruption allegations that have even dented his own reputation. Ramaphosa’s nearly two-hour State of the Nation speech to Parliament was largely a defense of his first …

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