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FILE — In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 file photo, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, South Africa. Ramaphosa on Thursday Aug. 27, 2020, faced tough questioning by lawmakers over COVID-19 corruption allegations, days after he asked ruling party members to refrain from stealing money meant for the poor. (Sumaya Hisham/Pool Photo via AP, File)

South African president grilled over COVID-19 graft scandals

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

A man stocks shelves with bottles of wine at a Johannesburg liquor store in Johannesburg Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, as the country will lift its coronavirus-linked ban on the sale of alcohol and tobacco products on Tuesday. The purchase of alcohol and cigarettes was banned when the country went into a strict nationwide lockdown on 27 March to stem the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa opens as virus cases fall, allows liquor sales

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

FILE — In this May 20, 2020 file photo, people affected by the coronavirus economic downturn line up to receive food parcels in Pretoria, South Africa. South Africa's COVID-19 response has been marred by corruption allegations around its historic dollars 26 billion economic relief package, as the country with the world's fifth highest number of COVID-19 cases braces for more. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe/File)

South Africa warns COVID-19 corruption puts ‘lives at risk’

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Covid-19 patients are being treated with oxygen at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize this week said South Africa could run out of available hospital beds within the month. &quot;The storm that we have consistently warned South Africans about is now arriving,&quot; he told lawmakers. The African continent overall has over 523,000 confirmed virus cases after passing the half-million milestone on Wednesday. But shortages in testing materials mean the true number is unknown.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

South Africa returns to ban on alcohol sales as virus surges

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

A health worker in personal protective gear takes a break at the Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday June 17, 2020. The country now has more than a quarter of the coronavirus cases on the 54-nation African continent with more than 73,000 cases after new, record-high infections were registered in South Africa over the weekend. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South Africa says 2 pandemics now, virus and gender violence

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

A grade 7 pupil returns to the Meldene Primary School in Johannesburg Monday, June 8, 2020. Schools were closed down almost three months ago in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus and have started with the return to classes of grade 7 and 12 classes under strict conditions. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

President ‘worried’ as South Africa’s virus cases rise fast

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

In this Friday May 1, 2020 photo, 34-year-old entrepreneur Fino Dlamini poses for a photograph inside her office in the Soweto township outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Business was good in January and February, and projections for the rest of 2020 were excellent. Then the coronavirus brought everything to an abrupt halt. Dlamini was confined to her small home under a strict lockdown, with few options for earning money. South Africa is struggling to balance its fight against the coronavirus with its dire need to resume economic activity. The country with the Africa’s most developed economy also has its highest number of infections — more than 19,000. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

In fight against virus, South Africa expects a long wait

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

People queue on a soccer field to be screened and tested for COVID-19 at Lenasia South, south Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, during a campaign aimed to combat the spread of Coronavirus. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa announces $26 billion to help struggling nation

By CARA ANNA and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Homeless recyclers and other destitute people, some of whom said they have not eaten in three days, are asked to practice social distancing by police as they lineup in a Johannesburg park, waiting to receive food baskets from private donors, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Because of South Africa's imposed lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, many people who don't have savings and are unable to work are not able to buy food. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

With Africa’s most cases, South Africa extends lockdown

By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South African court clears president of graft allegations

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (Sumaya Hisham/Pool Photo via AP)

South Africa seeks more renewable energy amid power cuts

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Germany’s Merkel arriving in South Africa to talk trade

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, right, talks with African National Congress (ANC) president and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the party's 108th birthday celebrations in Kimberley, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. (AP Photo)

South African president vows to end widespread power cuts

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, right, addresses protesters against gender-based violence outside parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. The protesters are demanding the government crack down on gender-based violence, as several recent and brutal murders of young South African women have gripped the nation. (AP Photo)

South Africa vows crackdown on violence against women

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

A man runs away from teargas after making off with goods from a store in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Police had earlier fired rubber bullets as they struggled to stop looters who targeted businesses as unrest broke out in several spots in and around the city. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South African police arrest 90 as unrest in cities continues

By KRISTA MAHR and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South Africa’s president responds to critical report

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, construction cranes tower over the city, in the Rosebank suburb of Johannesburg. South Africa's economy dropped by the largest amount in a decade, the government announced on Tuesday June 4, 2019, for the first quarter of 2019, hurting newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa's efforts at growth and reforms. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, FILE)

South Africa’s economy plummets by most in a decade

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, takes the Oath of Office at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2019. Ramaphosa has vowed to crack down on the corruption that contributed to the ruling ANC' s weakest election showing in a quarter-century. (Yeshiel Panchia/Pool Photo via AP)

South Africa’s president names Cabinet that is 50% women

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

African National Congress party (ANC) supporters gather for the swearing-in ceremony for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2019. Ramaphosa has vowed to crack down on the corruption that contributed to the ruling ANC' s weakest election showing in a quarter-century. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

‘Huge’ challenges as Ramaphosa takes oath in South Africa

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South Africa’s Ramaphosa starts crackdown on corruption

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press