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Traditional healers sing in front of cooling towers decorated with the faces of former African National Congress (ANC) Presidents John Dube (L) and Oliver Tambo (R), and current ANC President Jacob Zuma, ahead of the upcoming ANC centenary celebration in Bloemfontein January 7, 2012.
South Africa's ruling ANC celebrates its 100th birthday on Sunday. The long-banned liberation movement took power in 1994 after Mandela negotiated an end to apartheid with the white-minority government. Capitalising on its role as the standard bearer in the fight against apartheid, the party has dominated politics since then, but bitter faction-fighting and accusations of rampant corruption have raised questions about how long it will continue to lead Africa's biggest economy. Reuters. |
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