South Africa has invited Vladimir Putin to the BRICS summit. But with an international arrest warrant out for the Russian president, it faces arresting Putin if he comes. It's trying to avoid that at all costs.
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The ANC weakened the powers of former secretary-general Ace Magashule for two years, killing his political career to ensure his exit would not negatively affect the party, according to Unisa political analyst Prof Dirk Kotze.
This reduction of stages followed a week where South Africans were subjected to stages 5 and 6, which saw areas without electricity for between four and 10 hours a day.
In the past two weeks, there had been over nine service protests, with some turning violent in Ekurhuleni, eMalahleni, Standerton, Soweto and parts west of Johannesburg