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Carlos Slim beats Bill Gates on Forbes rich list

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50% over the last year, Forbes maga.

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Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille gave a rousing speech at the party’s KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Congress. She criticized the ANC, Julius Malema, and Zuma’s decision to appoint Menzi Simelane as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions.