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South Africa Rages as Canada Grants White Asylum

Charges of racism after one-man board approves refugee

Sep 2, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A white South African man won asylum in Canada after a one-man immigration board ruled that his "fear of persecution by African South Africans" was justified, reports the Times of London. Brandon Huntley fled to Canada in April and told authorities he was attacked seven times by blacks calling... More »

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race • Canada • South Africa • race relations • asylum • African National Congress • political asylum

  Jacob Zuma 
 Sworn In as 
 South African Prez 

ANC chief promises to fix economy, work for racial reconciliation

May 9, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa's new president in front of thousands of supporters in Pretoria today, the BBC reports. The African National Congress leader, whose election victory capped a huge comeback after accusations of rape and corruption dogged him for years, said today marks a "moment... More »

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South Africa • president • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • inauguration

 All 3 Wives 
 to Join Zuma 
 at Inauguration 

South Africans left guessing which Zuma wife will be first lady

May 8, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's polygamous president-elect has confounded media speculation by inviting all three of his wives to his inauguration tomorrow, the BBC reports. Many had hoped the event would signal which wife would become the official first lady. Jacob Zuma has also invited his 19 children. It's uncertain whether all three... More »

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South Africa • polygamy • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • inauguration • first lady

(Newser) - The South African parliament elected Jacob Zuma president today, and the country’s new leader will be inaugurated on Saturday, Reuters reports. Zuma’s ANC routed the opposition in last month’s election, and today’s election was expected. The new president will name a cabinet on Sunday; international watchers... More »

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South Africa • parliament • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • election • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela • Trevor Manuel

 ANC Misses Two-Thirds Majority 

Final results clear the way for Zuma presidency

Apr 25, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The African National Congress easily won South Africa’s general election as predicted, but it failed to get a two-thirds majority that would have given it greater muscle, BBC reports. The ANC received 65.9% of approximately 17 million votes, putting Jacob Zuma in line to be president. A two-thirds... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Congress of the People

 Zuma Poised for 
 Victory in South Africa 

ANC wins big majority, but final result remains unclear

Apr 23, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma is on course to be the next president of South Africa, reports the Mail and Guardian, as early results from yesterday's election show his African National Congress capturing just under 65% of votes cast. While Zuma's victory was never in doubt, it remains uncertain whether the ANC will... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Congress of the People

 Record Turnout Predicted 
 as South Africa Votes 

Zuma heads for victory, but ANC may lose support

Apr 22, 09 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The polls have opened in South Africa's general election, with a record 23 million citizens expected to vote today. Jacob Zuma is all but guaranteed to become the country's next president, though strengthened opposition parties and voter frustration at corruption and crime have created the toughest challenge for his African... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Kgalema Motlanthe

Zuma Coasting to South African Presidency

Landslide predicted for ANC, but could lose parliamentary majority

Apr 21, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - With less than 24 hours to go before South Africa's fourth post-apartheid general election, polls confirm that Jacob Zuma will sail to victory as the country's new president. But while his African National Congress has gained votes in every election since 1994, allegations of corruption and a revitalized opposition may... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • opinion polls • Congress of the People

 Mandela 
 Backs Zuma 
 in S. African 
 Election 

Former prez gets roaring approval from rally crowd

Apr 20, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even at 90, Nelson Mandela can still fire up a crowd, which was exactly what South African presidential nominee Jacob Zuma was counting on. The white-haired former president rolled into a stadium of 100,000 African National Congress supporters yesterday and sat on stage during Zuma's rally. Despite corruption scandals,... More »

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South Africa • rally • Nelson Mandela • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • endorsement • political endorsement • election • graft

Corruption Charges Dropped Against S. Africa's Zuma

Accusations against likely next prez were political: prosecutors

Apr 6, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Corruption charges against South Africa’s likely next president, Jacob Zuma, have been dropped by prosecutors, the BBC reports. The head prosecutor said evidence from a tapped phone line proved that the 2007 charges, which were based on a 1999 arms deal, were politically motivated. Zuma, the head of the... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • corruption charges

Mandela's Ex Poised for Return to Power

Critics none too pleased by new role for ex-convict Winnie

Mar 1, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Placed high on her party’s list of future MPs, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is set to return to a central role in South Africa’s government, the Guardian reports. Such a position is already sparking controversy surrounding Madikizela-Mandela's past—including a 2003 fraud conviction when she was... More »

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fraud • kidnapping • South Africa • conviction • Nelson Mandela • African National Congress • South African elections • minister • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Court Reinstates Corruption Case Against Zuma

Ahead of vote, would-be S. African prez faces
16 counts of fraud

Jan 12, 09 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress and the likely next president of South Africa, once again faces corruption charges after the country's top appeals court reinstated 16 counts of fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion today. The court reversed a bombshell ruling from last September that threw... More »

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fraud • corruption • South Africa • money laundering • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Kgalema Motlanthe

South Africa's Jacob Zuma to Marry 3rd Wife

Wedding bells yet again for polygamous president-to-be

Jan 7, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress and presumed next president of South Africa, is preparing to marry for a fifth time, reports the Telegraph. Zuma has never hidden his polygamous status, which is traditional for elite Zulus, and his new bride will be his third simultaneous spouse.... More »

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marriage • South Africa • polygamy • wife • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • polygamists

ANC Defectors Launch New South African Party

Congress of the People aims to be 'non-racial' in still-divided nation

Dec 16, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - A former defense minister is the first head of a new South African political party made up mainly of defectors from the African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, the BBC reports. Called Congress of the People, or COPE, the movement spearheaded by Mosiuoa Lekota formed around dissatisfaction with... More »

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Democratic Congress • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Mosiuoa Lekota • Congress of the People

 S. Africa's Ruling Party Splits 

Historic convention heralds birth of new party

Nov 3, 08 9:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The African National Congress has run South Africa essentially unchallenged since the fall of apartheid, but that may have changed forever this weekend as 6,400 delegates gathered to celebrate the birth of a new opposition party. A chunk of lawmakers loyal to Thabo Mbeki is breaking way from the... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • opposition alliance • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress

Schism Brewing in South Africa's Ruling Party

Angry Mbeki loyalists planning to break
from ANC

Oct 8, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thabo Mbeki’s top officials are planning to break away from the party that deposed him, the Guardian reports. Mosiuoa Lekota, who spent nearly a decade as Mbeki’s defense minister, today announced a conference that he sees as a step on the path to “divorce” from the... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Mosiuoa Lekota

Interim Prez Takes Reins in South Africa

Motlanthe viewed as able to ease tensions within ruling party

Sep 25, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kgalema Motlanthe was sworn in as South Africa’s caretaker president today after winning three-quarters of a parliamentary ballot, the BBC reports. The left-leaning intellectual is seen as someone who can ease rifts between supporters of Jacob Zuma, head of the African National Congress party head, and former President Thabo... More »

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Africa • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • apartheid • Nelson Mandela • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Kgalema Motlanthe

South Africa in Crisis as Cabinet Walks Out With Mbeki

After Mbeki's ouster, 10 resignations could trouble economy

Sep 23, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Most of South Africa's cabinet, including the powerful and respected finance minister, resigned today following the ouster of President Thabo Mbeki over the weekend. The walkout could be a devastating blow to the economic stability of Africa's most powerful nation, and to the new administration expected to take over on... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • 2010 World Cup

Zuma Loyalist Will Become South African President

Motlanthe will serve as caretaker ahead of 2009 elections

Sep 22, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The African National Congress has chosen Kgalema Motlanthe, a moderate intellectual and the ruling party's No. 2, to be South Africa's caretaker president, Reuters reports. He will fill the job vacated by Thabo Mbeki, who resigned this weekend after the party demanded he step down. Motlanthe is a loyalist of... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Kgalema Motlanthe

 Mbeki Will Resign in S. Africa 

President agrees to resign in wake of struggle with Jacob Zuma

Sep 20, 08 9:03 AM CDT
(AP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki has agreed to resign following orders from the ruling party. A statement from the presidency says that Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela in 1999, will "step down after all constitutional requirements have been met." Parliament is due to meet in the coming days... More »

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Africa • presidency • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress

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