South Africa: Zuma's Dilemma - AU Summit or ANC Policy Conference

President Jacob Zuma faces a somewhat sticky dilemma as he sits down to do his diaries for the next two months. Should he slip out of the ANC's policy conference at the beginning of July to attend the African Union Head of States summit in Addis Ababa - and risk losing some crucial survival battles back home?

Or should he ditch the AU summit and convince his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, to stand in for him on the continental platform - and risk giving Ramaphosa an opportunity to connect with new friends ahead of the ANC's elective conference in December to lobby them for support to replace Zuma in the top spot?

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