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Jacob Zuma unhurt as tent collapses during Day of Reconciliation celebration

The tent was uplifted by strong winds as Jacob Zuma was delivering a speech to hundreds of people at a rally in Zeerust, North West Province to mark the Reconciliation Day. (Photo: Reuters)

President Jacob Zuma was unhurt when a tent he was in collapsed at an event marking the National Day of Reconciliation on Friday, the Presidency said.

The tent was uplifted by strong winds as Zuma was delivering a speech to hundreds of people at a rally in Zeerust, North West Province to mark the Reconciliation Day. Zuma was about to finish the speech when the tent suddenly collapsed due to strong winds.

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