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These are very interesting developments in SA indeed! Who knew? Who knew? Who knew?
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From: Aggo Akyea <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008 1:05 pm
Subject: Mbeki says he will step down
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7626646.stm
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> SA's Mbeki says he will step down
> South African President Thabo Mbeki will accept a call to resign by
> the governing African National Congress (ANC), his spokesman has said.
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> Mukoni Ratshitanga said Mr Mbeki would leave his post once "all
> constitutional requirements have been met".
> It comes days after a High Court judge suggested that Mr Mbeki may
> have interfered in a corruption case against his rival, ANC leader
> Jacob Zuma.
> Mr Zuma was expected to succeed Mr Mbeki in scheduled elections next
> year.
> Mr Mbeki has called for his cabinet to meet on Sunday.
> Parliament is expected to meet in the coming days to formalise the
> resignation, and is likely to appoint the parliamentary speaker as
> interim leader.
> The decision to call for Mr Mbeki's early resignation was taken at a
> meeting of the ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC).
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> The ANC's Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said the move had followed
> "a long and difficult discussion".
> He said Mr Mbeki, who has ruled for more than a decade, "did not
> display shock" at the decision and had agreed to participate "in the
> process and the formalities".
> The decision had been taken for "stability and for a peaceful and
> prosperous South Africa", Mr Mantashe told a news conference.
> The ANC secretary general said this was not punishment for Thabo
> Mbeki, adding that the president would be given the chance to continue
> his role as mediator in Zimbabwe.
> At the same time, ANC cabinet members are being urged to remain in
> government to ensure continued stability.
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> Political interference
> The BBC's Peter Biles in Pretoria says this dramatic decision will
> fundamentally change South Africa's political landscape.
> Mr Mbeki fired Jacob Zuma as deputy president in 2005 after his
> financial adviser was found guilty of soliciting a bribe on his
> behalf.
> But Mr Zuma returned to the political stage to topple his rival as
> ANC leader in bitterly contested elections last year.
> Earlier this month a High Court judge dismissed corruption and other
> charges against Mr Zuma, saying there was evidence of political
> interference in the investigation.
> In his ruling the judge said it appeared that Mr Mbeki had colluded
> with prosecutors against Jacob Zuma as part of the "titanic power
> struggle" within the ANC.
> The accusation was strongly denied by Mr Mbeki.
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> Weakened position
> Mr Mbeki, who has devoted his life to the ANC, succeeded Nelson
> Mandela as the party's president in 1997.
> He became leader of South Africa in 1999 and won a second term in
> 2004.
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> Thabo Mbeki's political career
> Perhaps his biggest policy success has been South Africa's rapid
> economic growth since the end of apartheid and the rise of a black
> middle class - but to the anger of many, wealth is more unevenly
> distributed than ever before.
> He has failed to convince the trade unions and the poorest South
> Africans that the government has acted in their interest - providing
> space for Mr Zuma to mobilise a powerful constituency.
> Domestically, his government's handling of the HIV/Aids crisis and
> failure to stem violent crime in the country has weakened his hand.
> Story from BBC NEWS:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7626646.stm
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> Published: 2008/09/20 14:15:14 GMT
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> © BBC MMVIII
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