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South Africa: Death toll reaches 259 in KwaZulu-Natal floods

The floods are expected to continue in the coming days and possibly cause more destruction across KwaZulu-Natal province. The death toll resulting from intense rainfall in the eastern coastal South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has risen to 259, officials have said. The rains which began on Monday night flooded settlements, …

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Trial of Ex-South African President Postponed Until August

The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been postponed until next month. A judge at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in the former president’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday adjourned Zuma’s trial until August 10. Zuma’s lawyers had requested a delay to allow him to appear …

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51 people killed in South Africa floods, mudslides.

Fifty-one people have died in floods that ravaged parts of the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa’s southeast, local authorities said. The flooding began on Monday after heavy rain caused mudslides in several towns in Durban, the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal, government spokesman Lennox Mabaso said. “The areas most …

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