Zuma Makes Another Political Comeback scrollaafrica: SouthAfrica
The 80-year-old Jacob Zuma was elected KwaZulu-Natal chairperson of the South African National Civic Organisation at Sanco's two-day conference, which is under way in Durban.
Its influence in the community got it included in the ANC-led tripartite alliance, along with Cosatu and the SACP, in the 90s. His popularity in the ANC has waned and the new leadership of the ANC in the province has ditched him for ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile. Zuma is expected to breathe new life into Sanco, bringing with him MK veteran Carl Niehaus and ousted ANC secretary Ace Magashule.
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