The Scorpions, for years the nation's elite crime-fighting unit, were disbanded on Thursday by Parliament and merged into South Africa's police force. Even though the country has one of the world's worst crime rates and the Scorpions had a better track record than the police, the elite unit has been sharply criticized for its corruption investigation of Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress. The African National Congress has a large majority in Parliament.
Source: New York Times
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