South Africa: Zuma's aides prepared to oust Mbeki early

Aides of Jacob Zuma have drawn up contingency plans to try to force his rival President Thabo Mbeki out of office early, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday. If Zuma was elected party leader at the African National Congress's five-yearly conference in a fortnight, he would insist on being privy to big government decisions, according to a close adviser, the influential daily said.