16 December 2007
staff blog
South Africans woke on Sunday morning to read what appeared to be President Thabo Mbeki's strategy for a fightback to try, against the odds, to secure his re-election as leader of the ruling African National Congress.
The Johannesburg Sunday paper, City Press - which usually reports with particular authority on the ANC - reported that it was granted an exclusive interview with Mbeki on Friday, in which he admitted to making a mistake in his leadership of the party.
And the paper reported:
Quoting Mbeki directly, he continued:
THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST SUNDAY NEWSPAPER, the Sunday Times, focussed on Jacob Zuma, who - unless Mbeki can secure a turnaround - stands on verge of being elected in Mbeki's place.
The Times chose to focus on the corruption charges hanging over Zuma's head, and to highlight his statement - in the BBC World interview referred to on this blog yesterday - that even if he was charged, he would not step down from the party leadership. The Times quoted him:
THIS BLOG YESTERDAY referred to indications that the outcome of the presidential vote would not emerge until much later in the week. It seems we were wrong: an ANC spokesman has told the Eastern Province Herald that
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