'Zunami' wins ANC leadership
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South Africa's ruling African National Congress elects Jacob Zuma as new leader
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Tuesday began voting in an acrimonious leadership election expected to put Jacob Zuma on track to become the country's president in 2009.
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 8 -- The African National Congress announced Tuesday that its newly elected leader, Jacob Zuma, would be the party's nominee for president of South Africa in 2009 despite an 84-page criminal indictment filed against him last month.
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Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Controversial populist politician Jacob Zuma looked on track on Sunday to win the leadership of South African's ruling ANC and become the country's next president in 2009.
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South Africa's ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma has denied allegations of corruption and vowed to fight charges laid against him in court, local media reported on Friday.
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South Africa's former president  Nelson Mandela has praised Jacob Zuma, the newly elected leader  of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), as a man who  could unify the divided 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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Zimbabwe&#39;s Movement for Democratic Change has hailed the acquittal of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai on treason charges as a victory for the people of that country.
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Jacob Zuma triumphed at the African National Congress on Tuesday, parlaying his charisma and widespread popularity to win the governing party's top job and put him in line to become the country's next president.
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PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa  - A South African   judge on Wednesday threw out corruption charges against former   Deputy President Jacob Zuma, boosting the popular politician's   bid to succeed President Thabo Mbeki.
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JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 22 -- Former Mozambique president Joaquim Chissano won a $5 million leadership prize Monday that promoters hope will encourage other African heads of state to rule wisely, without overstaying their welcomes.
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The candidate of Namibia's ruling Swapo, Hifikepunye Pohamba, is elected president after a landslide victory.
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South Africa's ruling ANC confirms that its new leader Jacob Zuma will be the party's presidential candidate in 2009.
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South Africa survived two late yellow  cards to win their second Tri-nations title with a rousing  23-19 triumph over Australia in Durban on Saturday.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC opened a conference on Sunday to elect its new party leader, who is likely to succeed President Thabo Mbeki when he leaves office in 2009.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC chose a leader on Tuesday, a vote in which Jacob Zuma was expected to oust President Thabo Mbeki as party head and put himself on course for the presidency.