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South Africa's ANC faces tough poll test

The ANC, which led the fight against apartheid, has governed the country since 1994.

Anger over corruption, the faltering economy and land reform are key issues as South Africans vote in the sixth democratic nationwide election since apartheid ended 25 years ago; the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has made an unscheduled, fleeting visit to Iraq, amid growing tensions with Iran; and a missing piece of one of the giant stones that make up Stonehenge has been returned sixty years after it was taken from the ancient monument.

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Wed 8 May 2019 06:06GMT

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