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| Mbeki allies swept away. Winnie makes comeback in ANC vote. |
| 2007-12-21 |
| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has emerged as the top candidate in the vote for the national executive committee (NEC) of South Africa's governing party. African National Congress (ANC) members voted in the 80-member NEC after sacked Deputy President Jacob Zuma defeated President Thabo Mbeki as party leader. Some of Mr Mbeki's closest allies failed to make it onto the NEC. In his first public comments since his defeat, Mr Mbeki said he did not plan to step down early as president. "I would expect the government to serve its term until the elections in 2009," Mr Mbeki said at a news conference at government headquarters in Pretoria. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #4 Free ANC necklaces for everyone! |
| Posted by: Rupert Gleresh9340 2007-12-21 15:40 |
| #3 Nuther Thugiland in making. ZimBobWe will get to see how things are done for real. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-12-21 14:35 |
| #2 Shares in the Jo'burg used Michelin and lighter fluid markets opened way, way up on the news... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-12-21 13:55 |
| #1 A South Africa run by Jacob Zuma and Winnie Mandela... Gawd... By the time that duo is finished, people will look back at MBeki's presidency as a period of enlightenment. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-12-21 13:44 |