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Thabo Mbeki called time on his presidency on Saturday, after South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) called on him to resign - opening the way for his rival and successor as party leader, Jacob Zuma, to be voted in as President despite allegations of corruption against him. ANC party leaders argued through Friday night over Mbeki's fate, announcing early on Saturday afternoon their unanimous decision to remove him from office following allegations that he had used the country's law-enforcement system to undermine Zuma's chances of succeeding him. ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said...
...With cabinet members loyal to Mbeki likely also to resign, analysts predict that parliament would most likely convene to elect a caretaker government until elections can be held next year. Some suggested that Zuma, who is not a member of parliament, would not serve in a transitional administration and would most likely assume power only after the elections. Although Mbeki has been a lame duck ever since Zuma wrested the ANC leadership from him at last December's party leadership conference, Saturday's move to accelerate Mbeki's ouster has raised fears of growing instability in Africa's largest economy...
...South Africa Legal Victory Ruling-party leader Jacob Zuma cleared a major hurdle in his quest to win the presidency in next year's election when a judge--citing a procedural error--dismissed corruption charges against him. Zuma, who wrested control of the African National Congress from President Thabo Mbeki last year, had faced 16 counts stemming from his alleged role in an arms deal...
...Arguing that the manner in which the case aginst his client had been brought was unconstitutional, Zuma's lawyer Kemp J. Kemp asked Monday, "Where is the justice?" He has a point. At the highest levels, impartial justice seems increasingly under threat in South Africa. Zuma's supporters allege his rivals are using the organs of the state judicial system to fight a political battle against him, citing evidence that not all alleged offenders are pursued with equal vigor. Last year, for example, when South Africa's Commissioner of Police and loyal Mbeki supporter Jackie Selebi was facing prosecution over...
...charge of trying to bend the judiciary to the will of politicians is also applied to Zuma's supporters. This year, judges on South Africa's constitutional court accused Cape Judge President John Hlophe of trying to influence their deliberations on the constitutionality of the case against Zuma in favour of the accused. Advocates of judicial independence in South Africa were hardly reassured when the new Zuma-allied ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe, shot back that the court was showing signs of being "counter-revolutionary...