Weathering all the political storms along the way, Mr Jacob Zuma emerged the leader of one of Africa oldest political parties , the ANC , founded in 1912 after a bruising contest last year and has now carted the big laurel of the country's highest office.
The victory of the African National Congress (ANC) under the leadership of Zuma was a foregone conclusion, but many observers had expected the new political party, the Congress of the People (COPE), made up of former ANC members, to give it a tough fight.
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