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President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Sunday.

The pope's trip comes as the Orthodox world appears more fragmented than ever, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerating the split between the Moscow and Constantinople patriarchates.

The death toll in Indonesia rose to 316, while 289 were still missing, according to the latest figures from the disaster authority.

Surrounded by highly authoritarian regimes, Kyrgyzstan has gone through three revolutions, 2005, 2010 and 2020, since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said at least 193 people had died following a week of heavy rains brought on by Cyclone Ditwah, while 228 people were missing.