Cape Town: South Africa’s president-in- waiting Cyril Ramaphosa admitted on Sunday to ‘disunity and discord’ in the ruling ANC party as the deadlocked effort

to oust scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma grinds on. Ramaphosa outlined his wish to replace ‘a period of difficulty, disunity and discord’ with ‘a new

beginning’ for the party, vowing to tackle alleged corruption that has tarnished Zuma’s government. AFP

1 killed, 12 injured in Beijing knife attack

Beijing: A disgruntled knife-wielding man on Sunday went on a stabbing spree at a busy shopping mall in downtown Beijing, killing a woman and injuring 12

others. The attack happened around 1 pm at Joy City in the commercial area of Xidan, Xicheng District. A woman injured in the attack died at the hospital. Three

men and nine women were injured in the attack. Their condition was not critical.