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By Nick Ericsson
image captionRiots and looting were sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma
Some are calling events over the last week democratic South Africa s darkest hour .
Is it more than a spontaneous triggering of anger brought about by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma? Many analysts say it is and that there is a third force sympathetic to the former president at play.
The government s language too has changed significantly, from not saying much in the early days of the lawlessness to calling out what it says has been economic sabotage . Some commentators have even gone as far as to warn that the unrest has the hallmarks of an attempted coup and an insurrection .
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North advances to regional final over Naples
By CHUCK BALLARO - | Feb 24, 2021
NFM goalkeeper Olivia Jernstedt gets ready to boot the ball downfield during North’s regional semifinal game.
On an evening where it seemed like the team which took advantage of the wind the most would win, it was the team going against the wind in the second half that finally broke the ice.
Freshman Sophia Kerns put one into the net in the 50th minute to provide the North Fort Myers girls soccer team the only goal it needed to down Naples 1-0 at home to advance to the Region 5A-3 finals on Feb. 23.
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