The Scotsman

Protests force Ramaphosa to end visit

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South Africa’s president has cut short a visit to Britain to return home and deal with violent protests in a provincial capital.

President Cyril Ramaphosa left the Commonweal­th summit in London to respond to the turmoil in the north west capital of Mahikeng, where residents brought life to a standstill with protests over alleged corruption and calls for the premier to resign.

Mr Ramaphosa was visiting the city yesterday in the most significan­t test of his public peacemakin­g skills since he took office in February. A statement urged police to show restraint in the city of about 300,000.

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