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Demonstrators on motorbikes protest against South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 7, 2017. South Africans are gathering for nationwide demonstrations against Zuma, whose dismissal of the finance minister fueled concerns over government corruption and economic weakness. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Jacob Zuma, South African president, holds firm despite challenges

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FIFA bans referee for life over disputed penalty

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

South Africa beats Fiji 19-12 to win Las Vegas Sevens

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3-way tie for lead after first round of Tshwane Open

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South African court rules ICC withdrawal unconstitutional

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

FILE- In this file photo taken June 15, 2014, lions yawn in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa. A report from Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve released Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, raises concerns that the legal export of bones from hundreds of captive-bred lions in South Africa to China and Southeast Asia could spur the market offering high rewards from traffickers for full lion carcasses. (AP Photo/Kevin Anderson, FILE)

Trade in African lion bones for Asian market faces scrutiny

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has called for all African Union members to quit the court en masse. (Associated Press)

International Criminal Court ‘crumbling’ as defections put legitimacy, viability in doubt

By Patrick Costello - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 file photo, South Africa's head coach Shakes Mashaba shouts instructions during their African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match against Ghana in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea. Shakes Mashaba has been fired following a disciplinary hearing into his comments after a World Cup qualifier last month, and was released with immediate effect on Thursday Dec. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

South Africa soccer coach fired after rant at critics

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In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, recruits at the Southern African Wildlife College on the edge of Kruger National Park in South Africa explain conditions in the wild during their attempts to track poachers. As teams of poachers stalk rhinos and elephants in the park, wildlife officials are turning to nearby communities to help stop the slaughter by using local knowledge to deter poachers, not join them. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Top African wildlife park looks to villages to stop poachers

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

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Trevor Noah of ‘The Daily Show’ brings his stand-up routine to D.C.

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

At least 85 of 154 people from private interests who met or had phone conversations scheduled with Hillary Clinton while she led the State Department donated to her family charity or pledged commitments to its international programs, according to a review of State Department calendars released to The Associated Press. (Associated Press)

Majority of Hillary’s private meetings as secretary of state were with Clinton Foundation donors

By Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan - Associated Press

Jacob Zuma Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Of arms and the man named Jacob Zuma

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, are accused by critics of running the Central American country as if it were their own and doing everything they can to cement family power. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua selects wife Rosario Murillo as running mate in power-couple first

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

Leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance Mmusi Maimane talks to the press at the election results center in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Since South Africa's first all-race election in 1994, the African National Congress party has had widespread support on the strength of its successful fight against white-minority rule. But this is its worst-ever election showing after corruption scandals and a stagnant economy that has frustrated the urban middle class. "The tide in our country is turning," the leader of the leading opposition party says.(AP Photo/Herman Verwey)

South Africa’s ruling party suffers biggest election setback

By Cara Anna - Associated Press

Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus controls the ball during a Brazil Olympic soccer team training session in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 1, 2016. Brazil holds its first match against South Africa on August 4. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil men’s team preparing for more jeers from home crowd

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius bows to the court from the dock during a hearing at the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday, April 18, 2016. (Marco Longari/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Oscar Pistorius walks on stumps in court ahead of murder sentence

By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader, Julius Malema, addresses supporters at the launch of their municipal election manifesto in Soweto, Saturday, April 30, 2016. Fiery South African opposition politician Malema told 40,000 cheering supporters that President Jacob Zuma should step down before the army turns on him because of the corruption allegations against him. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa: Opposition leader warns president to step down

By Renee Graham - Associated Press