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South Africa marks 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead
Analysts and polls indicate the party once led by Nelson Mandela could lose its parliamentary majority for the first time.
It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's multicolored flag.
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Thirty years since apartheid ended, South Africa's celebrations set against growing discontent
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