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South Africa's Zuma drops bid to block graft report: lawyer
South African President Jacob Zuma has survived a string of damaging scandals, but has faced increasing criticism as the economy has stalled. By Rodger Bosch (AFP/File)
Pretoria (AFP) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday abandoned a court bid to block a watchdog's report into corruption allegations against him, as calls grow for him to stand down.
"My instructions are to withdraw the application," Zuma's lawyer Anthea Platt told the High Court in Pretoria.