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South Africa: broken dreams?
Jacob Zuma led his African National Congress to sweep two-thirds of the vote, in which more South Africans cast ballots in absolute terms than in any election since the first all-race contest in 1994.
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South Africa: broken dreams? (Part 2)
Jacob Zuma led his African National Congress to sweep two-thirds of the vote, in which more South Africans cast ballots in absolute terms than in any election since the first all-race contest in 1994.
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Zuma: Africa's new strong man?
South Africans are expected to vote Jacob Zuma as their new leader, giving his African National Congress a fourth successive term ruling the Rainbow Nation.
SOUTH AFRICA
ANC defectors launch new party's election manifesto
Ahead of South African general elections, Congress of the People, the breakaway faction of the ruling ANC party, launched its election manifesto Saturday, highlighting measures to reduce poverty and crime.
ZIMBABWE
South Africa pushes for new round of talks
South African and Mozambican officials are to meet political parties in Zimbabwe on Monday to break a deadlock in power-sharing talks. The talks are blocked by a dispute over key cabinet posts, as food shortages and diseases paralyse the country.
ZIMBABWE
South Africa blocks aid until new government formed
South Africa has blocked nearly 30 million dollars of aid to Zimbabwe until the creation of a new government there. The agricultural aid to Zimbabwe was approved last month, subject to conditions, to help short-term food needs.
SOUTH AFRICA
ANC dissidents convene to form new party
A prominent defector from South Africa's ruling ANC has said the party would abuse power and could usher in a new era of apartheid-style rule. Former Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota spoke to thousands of delegates at a congress in Johannesburg.
SOUTH AFRICA
Former defence minister calls for ANC splinter party
Mosiuoa Lekota, a former South African defence minister close to ex-President Thabo Mbeki, said a new breakaway party would be created to challenge the ruling ANC, in a fresh blow to the party's current leader Jacob Zuma.
ZIMBABWE
Mbeki in Harare to salvage power-sharing deal
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe has unilaterally appointed vice-presidents, threatening a power-sharing agreement with the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
SOUTH AFRICA
Dissident ANC members threaten split
Allies of former South African President Thabo Mbeki, including former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota (photo), accused African National Congress leaders of endangering democracy on Wednesday and threatened to split from the ruling party.
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