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South Africa

Population: 47.4 million
GNI: $255300 million
Debt: $20900 million
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The ANC leadership battle continues in August when party President Jacob Zuma faces corruption charges while his supporters plot against national President Thabo Mbeki. The political mayhem will undermine the economy.

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  • Vol 47 No 15
  • 21/07/2006

Up close and personal

ANC stalwarts try to calm nerves as the two camps dig in for a long succession struggle

  • Vol 47 No 12
  • 09/06/2006

Head to head

Jacob Zuma has won more points in his battle for the presidential succession

  • Vol 47 No 11
  • 26/05/2006

Hard talk at No.10

The main disagreement, over policy on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, has been fudged; both sides now back United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's initiative to offer support for Zimbabwe's free-falling economy in exchange for commitments on eco...

  • Vol 47 No 10
  • 12/05/2006

Who makes the shirts?

China's booming exports cause political problems for Mbeki's ruling alliance

  • Vol 47 No 10
  • 12/05/2006

JZ is innocent, so far

After his acquittal on rape charges, Zuma is back in the running

  • Vol 47 No 9
  • 28/04/2006

All eyes on Phumzile

As the rape and corruption trials of Jacob Zuma rumble on, the presidential candidacy is wide open again

  • Vol 47 No 9
  • 28/04/2006

Jacob Zuma's money

In the middle of a politically damaging rape trial and facing another on corruption charges in July, Jacob Zuma finds his finances under heavy pressure. His total legal costs are reckoned at 12 million rand (US$1.98 mn.) at least. Zuma has built up a ...

  • Vol 47 No 6
  • 17/03/2006

Local grumbles

People are fed up with local ANC politicians but trust their national party

  • Vol 47 No 6
  • 17/03/2006

Zuma speaks

Accusing some government officials of trying to destroy him over the past five years, besieged former Deputy President Jacob Zuma told Africa Confidential that he had a duty to fight the rape and corruption charges against him to prove that 'the syste...

  • Vol 47 No 4
  • 17/02/2006

Growing pains, legal pain

The President has a new plan for the economy and the Vice-President faces two separate trials

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