Mbeki, Zuma neck and neck; Provincial nominations ahead of the ANC national conference in Limpopo have reduced the leadership battle to a two-horse race.(News) From: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) | Date: November 25, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Independent News & Media PLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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It's down to the wire in this weekend's curtain-raiser for the ANC's national conference in Limpopo, where a new leadership for the ruling party will be chosen.

By last night the incumbent, Thabo Mbeki, and Jacob Zuma, the ANC deputy president, appeared to be neck and neck in the delegates' support stakes.

Zuma notched up the most early provincial nominations, with one each from from Mpumalanga, the Free State and the ANC Yo...

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