Jacob Zuma is the new ANC leader

Jacob Zuma is the new ANC leader Jacob Zuma has been elected as the new leader of the ANC December 18, 2007, 21:15 Jacob Zuma is the new President of the ANC. Zuma secured 2 329 votes. He was up against incumbent President Thabo Mbeki for the party's top position. Mbeki received 1 505 votes. Zuma also emerged as the frontrunner during the party's recent nomination process. He secured nominations in five provinces, including Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Free State and the Northern Cape. The ANC Youth League and Women's League also stood firmly behind him. Mbeki garnered votes from the ANC in the Eastern and Western Capes, the North West and Limpopo. Dren Nupen, the head of the Elections Agency tasked with overseeing the election process, made the announcement. Former Secretary General Kgalema Motlanthe has been as the new Deputy President for the ANC. He was pitted against Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. National Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete has defeated Government's Policy Co-ordinator, Joel Netshitenzhe, to the position of National Chairperson. The SA Communist Party (SACP) Secretary General Gwede Mantashe won the race for the party's National Chairperson. The other contender was the National Chair, Mosiuoa Lekota. Speaker of the North West Legislature, Thandi Modise, is the new Deputy Secretary General. She was up against Public Works Minister, Thoko Didiza. Matthews Phosa is the new Treasurer-General of the party.