South Africa heads into uncertainty with Zuma victory
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa faced deep uncertainty on Wednesday after the greatest political shake-up since the end of apartheid set populist Jacob Zuma on the road to the state presidency.
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JOHANNESBURG -- A decade after the end of apartheid, South Africa is a remarkable success story of a nation overcoming its past. But to confront the country's lingering threats -- AIDS, widespread poverty, crime, racism -- South Africa's government must begin encouraging public debate rather than discouraging criticism as unpatriotic.
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The ruling African National Congress struggled Friday to agree on a way to choose a candidate who is almost certain to become South Africa&#39;s next president.
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The ruling ANC's top decision-making body will discuss corruption charges against party leader Jacob Zuma on Monday in an explosive case that could derail his hopes of becoming South Africa's president.
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South Africa has defeated Australia in the final match of the rugby Tri Nations series. Africa correspondent Sally Sara reports, the Springboks won 23 to 19 in front of a home crowd in Durban.
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South Africa's ruling ANC is set to choose between bitter rivals Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma for the party leadership.
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As South Africa&#39;s president he led the ANC back to power in elections in April with a two-thirds majority. The economy is booming, inflation is low and jobs, finally, are being created.
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A draft loyalty pledge has plunged South Africa into a new identity crisis as it mulls its common values 14 years after discarding apartheid to forge a united society under a single flag.
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South Africa will overcome an  electricity "emergency" that has damaged the economy and cast  doubts over its hosting of the 2010 soccer World Cup, President  Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Left-wing populist Jacob Zuma has won the leadership of South Africa's ruling ANC, lining him up for the presidency of the country but creating deep uncertainty about his policies.
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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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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa faced deep uncertainty on Wednesday after the greatest political shake-up since the end of apartheid set populist Jacob Zuma on the road to leadership of the country.
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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, 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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Deputy President Jacob Zuma was expected to defeat incumbent President Thabo Mbeki and move into position to become president of South Africa in 2009  -  a remarkable political comeback after Zuma was acquitted of rape last year
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The charges against the new leader of South Africaâs dominant party could precipitate a political crisis.
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African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma will be the governing party's candidate for national elections despite his pending trial on corruption charges