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Ex-president Mbeki warns SAfrica faces own 'Arab Spring'
By Agence France-Presse
Jul 23, 2022 12:02 am

Johannesburg, South Africa: South Africa's former president Thabo Mbeki warned on Thursday (Friday in Manila) that the country faced a time bomb and could see an uprising similar to the Arab Spring triggered by mounting discontent.

Mbeki, who succeeded the country's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela in 1999, said the country was facing unsustainable levels of poverty and joblessness.

Police officers are positioned to deal with looting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 12, 2021. XINHUA PHOTO

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