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Jacob Zuma, South African President

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Nathan King speaks to South African President Jacob Zuma on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. They discuss the split in the UN Security Council over the crisis in Syria. Jacob Zuma says the institution needs to be reformed in order to take decisive decisions. On Mali, he is pushing for dialogue before going into a military intervention. Jacob Zuma also reacts to the recent violence at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa.

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