South Africa party picks Zuma as its leader

December 19, 2007

South African President Thabo Mbeki was humiliatingly toppled Tuesday from the helm of the ruling ANC by arch-rival Jacob Zuma, the man he sacked as deputy head of state two years ago. After a bitter election contest which also saw Mbeki's chief lieutenants lose out in the battle for the other top posts in the African National Congress, Zuma was formally declared the winner after garnering around 60 percent of the vote. Voiced report