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Jacob Zuma remains hugely popular despite having faced corruption charges.
AFP Photo and caption courtesy Al-Jazeera.
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BBC NEWS / AFRICA / May 10, 2009
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, leader of the African National Congress, has been sworn in as South Africa's next president.
Barely four years ago, his political career was all but written off when he was simultaneously battling sleazy allegations of rape and corruption - double charges which would have sunk the career of many politicians.
Mr Zuma was acquitted of rape, but the corruption case proved harder to shake off.
The 67-year-old always denied charges of money-laundering and racketeering, stemming from a controversial $5bn (£3.4bn) 1999 arms deal and had said he would resign if found guilty of wrong-doing.
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CAPE TOWN / Cape Argus / May 10, 2009
The Zuma era begins
By Caiphus Kgosana, Carien du Plessis, Moshoeshoe Monare and Reuters
Jacob Zuma will unveil his "new era" cabinet today after making a remarkable political comeback and being sworn in as South African president.
About two-thirds of Zuma's team is expected to be new, post-Mbeki ministers, and they will be tasked with addressing the challenges facing the country as highlighted by him at the Union Buildings on Saturday.
By late Friday night, Zuma and his top party officials were still tweaking the cabinet list.
Taking to the podium at the open air amphitheatre of the Union Buildings on a day when showers threatened to dampen his historic inauguration, Zuma shed his populist image and assumed a presidential posture.
© 1999 - 2009 Cape Argus & Independent Online (Pty) Ltd.
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India's Vice-President Hamid Ansari congratulating
the newly elected President of South Africa Jacob Zuma after
the oath-taking ceremony in Pretoria on Saturday.
THE HINDU, New Delhi Photo PTI
Jacob Zuma remains hugely popular despite having faced corruption charges.
AFP Photo and caption courtesy Al-Jazeera.
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BBC NEWS / AFRICA / May 10, 2009
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, leader of the African National Congress, has been sworn in as South Africa's next president.
Barely four years ago, his political career was all but written off when he was simultaneously battling sleazy allegations of rape and corruption - double charges which would have sunk the career of many politicians.
Mr Zuma was acquitted of rape, but the corruption case proved harder to shake off.
The 67-year-old always denied charges of money-laundering and racketeering, stemming from a controversial $5bn (£3.4bn) 1999 arms deal and had said he would resign if found guilty of wrong-doing.
Click for more
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CAPE TOWN / Cape Argus / May 10, 2009
The Zuma era begins
By Caiphus Kgosana, Carien du Plessis, Moshoeshoe Monare and Reuters
Jacob Zuma will unveil his "new era" cabinet today after making a remarkable political comeback and being sworn in as South African president.
About two-thirds of Zuma's team is expected to be new, post-Mbeki ministers, and they will be tasked with addressing the challenges facing the country as highlighted by him at the Union Buildings on Saturday.
By late Friday night, Zuma and his top party officials were still tweaking the cabinet list.
Taking to the podium at the open air amphitheatre of the Union Buildings on a day when showers threatened to dampen his historic inauguration, Zuma shed his populist image and assumed a presidential posture.
© 1999 - 2009 Cape Argus & Independent Online (Pty) Ltd.
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India's Vice-President Hamid Ansari congratulating
the newly elected President of South Africa Jacob Zuma after
the oath-taking ceremony in Pretoria on Saturday.
THE HINDU, New Delhi Photo PTI
