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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.

The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.

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ANC military veterans have warned of a coup should former president Jacob Zuma be arrested for leaving the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture.

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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johannesburg -- In the worst-case scenario, extreme droughts could be about 100 times more likely than they were early last century

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