Article: ANC seeks compromise to solve leadership crisis

Senior figures in South Africa's ruling African National Congress are pushing for a compromise to prevent the leadership tussle between President Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma from plunging the country into turmoil.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela and a heroine of the struggle against white rule, took the lead yesterday by suggesting a deal in which Mr Mbeki would stay on as ANC leader until 2009 when his second and final term as president of the country expires. Mr Mbeki would then hand over the leadership of both the country and ANC to Mr Zuma from 2009.

Under her proposal to avoid a face-off between the two leaders at a congress starting this weekend, Mr Mbeki would ...

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