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South Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid with a ceremony in the capital. But any sense of celebration on the momentous anniversary was set against a growing discontent with the current government. President Cyril Ramaphosa presided over Saturday's gathering in the gardens of the government buildings in Pretoria as head of state and the leader of the ANC party that has been in power ever since the first democratic election of April 27, 1994. This Freedom Day holiday fell amid waning popularity for the ANC that could see the party credited with freeing South Africans from...

South Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid with a ceremony in the capital. But any sense of celebration on the momentous anniversary was set against a

El Niño, the naturally occurring climatic phenomenon that warms parts of the Pacific Ocean every two to seven years, has varied effects on the world's weather. In southern Africa, it means below-average rainfall, sometimes drought, and is being blamed for the current situation.

Drought in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi threatens millions with hunger as climate extremes become more frequent and damaging.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said.