SAFRICA - POLITICS - ANC

South African President Jacob Zuma and new reelected African National Congress (ANC) president celebrates his victory during the 53 rd National Conference of the ANC on december 18, 2012 in Bloemfontein. Some 4,500 ANC delegates were gathered to nominate candidates to fill the party's top six positions, with embattled President Jacob Zuma facing a leadership challenge from his deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe. Zuma scored a thumping victory in an ANC leadership contest today, opening the way for him to lead Africa's largest economy until 2019. AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)