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Ramaphosa’s re-election bid gets off to rocky start
Protesters interrupted him at his party’s national conference
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has delivered his speech at the ANC’s national conference – but not before being interrupted by hecklers. He is hoping to be re-elected as party leader despite recently avoiding an impeachment inquiry.
We meet Ghana’s first Skeleton athlete, Akwasi Frimpong, who recently made history at a world championship event.
And our Resident Presidents discuss global debt.
(Photo: South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Credit: Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images).
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