Global polio cases have been cut by more than 99% since 1988, but type 1 polio virus is still endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Brutus Mhlanga – a nyaope addict – offered three men his father's car and R150,000 of his inheritance to help him carry out the murder.
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Pravin Gordhan laid a complaint against Julius Malema after he called him a dog of white monopoly capital.
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The 45-year-old actress was one of the first people to bring sexual assault accusations against the disgraced producer, when she alleged he had raped her at the Sundance film festival in 1997.
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Election expert Dr Victor Shale said the first past the post electoral system was problematic.
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Mmusi Maimane resigned together with former Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip on Wednesday afternoon, saying that the party was no longer a vehicle best suited to take forward the vision of building one South Africa for all.
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The discovery of the bodies – 38 adults and one teenager – was made in the early hours after emergency services were alerted to people in a truck container on an industrial site in Grays, about 32km east of central London.
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The European Union has set new rules for carmakers to reduce carbon dioxide vehicle emissions from next year, or face fines.
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Partial tallies from the 15 October vote show President Filipe Nyusi and his Frelimo party dominating parliament, the legislative assemblies and all 10 provinces.
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DA leader Mmusi Maimane was meant to address the media at 1pm but that was moved to 3pm and then moved again to a later time, which hasn’t been disclosed.
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