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Johannesburg - President Thabo Mbeki has been recalled by the African National Congress (ANC). Making the announcement on Saturday, ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe said the ANC had decided to recall the President before his term of office expires next year.

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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — South Africa veered towards a new political era Saturday after its governing African National Congress told President Thabo Mbeki to stand down.

"The ANC has decided to recall the president of the republic before his mandate has expired," the ANC's secretary general Gwede Mantashe told journalists following a meeting of the party leadership.

"Our decision has been concluded, the formalities are now subject to the parliamentary process," ...

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION-PATRIOTIC FRONT (ZANU-PF) AND THE TWO MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) FORMATIONS, ON RESOLVING THE CHALLENGES FACING ZIMBABWE

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DEFINITIONS

1. Definitions

The “Agreement” shall mean this written Agreement signed by the representatives of ZANU-PF and the MDC, in its two formations (“the Parties”) in fulfillment of the material mandate handed down by the SADC Extraordinary Summit ...

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HARARE, 12 September 2008 (IRIN) - Hope has been resuscitated among long-suffering Zimbabweans after a power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, was announced late on 11 September.

The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Tsvangirai, and a breakaway MDC faction, led by Arthur Mutambara, have been engaged in talks with Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party since 21 July to end a political ...