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Added on the 26/01/2018 15:50:30 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Mourners attend a memorial service in East London, South Africa to bid farewell to 21 people, mostly teens, who died at a township tavern last month, in an incident that shocked the nation. Empty coffins were laid out for the ceremony, with families expected to bury their children later this week. The youngsters died in what survivors have described as a battle to escape the jam-packed venue, with one reporting a suffocating smell. IMAGES
Former South African president Jacob Zuma votes in his hometown Nkandla, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, a key election battleground, during the general election. IMAGES
Scenes at a South African slum near Johannesburg where at least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak overnight. The disaster, thought to be linked to illegal mining activities, occurred at the Angelo informal settlement east of Johannesburg. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in an attempt to tackle the severe electricity crisis that stalling daily life and the economy of the continent’s largest industrial power. IMAGES
US Treasury chief Janet Yellen meets with her South African counterpart Enoch Godongwana on the last stop of her African tour. The trip has been aimed at forging a new "mutually beneficial" economic strategy toward Africa, where countries are being aggressively courted by Russia and China. IMAGES