Mbeki still in contention for new term as party president
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The race is on for the presidency of South Africa&#39;s ruling African National Congress after a party conference left the door open for incumbent Thabo Mbeki to contest a third five-year term.
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Unlike his predecessor Nelson Mandela, who focused on reconciliation after the end of apartheid, Mbeki is combative, and his Friday newsletter column is often a forum for settling scores with rivals.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa Â President Thabo Mbeki called for unity in South Africa's ruling African National Congress as he faced losing the party leadership to his bitter rival at a crucial party conference that began Sunday.
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South Africa&#39;s ruling party has intervened in the war of words between President Thabo Mbeki and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, trying to calm tempers.
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Kenya's opposition party called Friday for a rerun of the country's disputed election, as political deadlock between the president and his chief rival ground on after a week of spiraling violence
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AMSTERDAM - The Dutch Christian Democrats were on course to retain power in an election on Wednesday but faced a struggle to form a government as voters rewarded parties on the far-left and ...Comment
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POLOKWANE, South Africa, Dec. 18 -- Former deputy president Jacob Zuma took control of South Africa's ruling party Tuesday in a resounding electoral victory, cementing his position as the favorite to become the country's next leader. His win pushed his opponent, President Thabo Mbeki, toward the...
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling African National Congress party opened a leadership conference on Sunday which could determine who becomes the country's next president.
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Jacob Zuma, who survived rape and corruption charges to become the president-in-waiting of South Africa, has harsh words for Kenya and Nigeria, where recent elections were marred by alleged fraud, violence and disputed results.
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The president of one of Africa's most stable democracies sought another five-year term Sunday, jostling with 14 contenders in a race that may hinge on the votes of young people hungry for jobs.
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Thousands of African  National Congress activists gathered on Saturday ahead of a  congress to decide whether Thabo Mbeki continues to head the  ruling party.
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President Thabo Mbeki says the bitter contest to lead South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) could destroy the party that helped end apartheid.
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The contest for the Republican presidential nomination remains without a clear front-runner in a field of candidates still scrambling to find a message.
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The African National  Congress (ANC) holds a hotly contested election on Monday that  could clear the way for the controversial Jacob Zuma to assume  South Africa's presidency.
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Thabo Mbeki, the president of the African National Congress and South Africa, and Jacob Zuma, Mr. Mbekiâs implacable rival, are battling for the presidency of the party.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki is to hold further talks with his Ivorian counterpart Laurent Gbagbo Monday to help renew peace efforts in the west African nation.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday will hold a leadership vote that could end President Thabo Mbeki's control over South Africa's ruling party and tilt the government to the left.