South Africa's divided ANC votes for leader
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The ruling ANC voted on Tuesday in an acrimonious election expected to put South African President Thabo Mbeki's bitter rival, Jacob Zuma, on track to become head of state in 2009.
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Finnish Europarliamentarians are split down the middle on how they plan to vote on Wednesday on the European Commission designate headed by Jose Manuel Barroso.
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The triumph of Jacob Zuma in the race to lead the ANC marks a stunning veto by the ruling party of the direction charted by its own leader
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Prosecutors said they were ready to charge Jacob Zuma with graft on Thursday, even as he took over leadership of South Africa's divided ruling party with a vow to restore unity and encourage investors.
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The new head of South Africa's ruling ANC, Jacob Zuma, is expected to call for party unity on Saturday in his first public address to the African National Congress on its 96th anniversary.
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The southern African nation of Namibia voted on Monday for a successor to the only leader the country has ever known, and election officials said the first of two days of voting started smoothly.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - 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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Namibians voted Monday to choose a successor to the only leader they have ever known, and election officials said the first of two days of voting for the president and parliament started smoothly.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC elected Jacob Zuma as its new leader on Tuesday, dumping President Thabo Mbeki and putting the populist Zuma on course to lead the country in 2009.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Monday nominated President Thabo Mbeki and his bitter rival Jacob Zuma as the sole candidates to lead the party in an election on Tuesday.
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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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Tension mounts among rival supporters as Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki battle for the leadership of South Africa's ruling party
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's deeply divided ruling party on Monday overcame two days of wrangling to clear the way for a leadership election between President Thabo Mbeki and his bitter rival Jacob Zuma.
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He was once seen as a leader who brooked no argument but Thabo Mbeki's authority within the ANC is showing clear signs of waning in the twilight of his time as head of South Africa's ruling party.
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WINDHOEK, Namibia - The southern African nation of Namibia voted on Monday for a successor to the only leader the country has ever known, and election officials said the first of two days of voting started smoothly.
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The charges against the new leader of South Africaâs dominant party could precipitate a political crisis.
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Supporters of Jacob Zuma celebrate his election as leader of South Africa's governing ANC.