Edition 04/08 2008-10-27 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Focus South Africa SOUTH AFRICA OFFICE Publication for political and socio-economic issues in South Africa &/#53 3OUTHô!FRICA 4RANSITIONôOFôPOWERôINô3OUTHô!FRICA The first step to Jacob Zuma’s presidency in 2009 NATIONô FROMô THEô /FÙCEô OFô THEô 0RESIDENTô TOô THEô 3PEAKERô OFô"ALE FORCEDô TOô TAKEô THISô STEPô BYô THEô.ATIONALô%XECUTIVEô#OMMITTEEô OFô THEô!FRICANô ôWHICHôHASôBEENôLEDôBYô*ACOBô:UMAôSINCEô$ECEMBERô $ISCUSSIONSô AREô CURRENTLYô UNDERWAYô REGARDINGô THEô DIVISIONô OFô THEô “Even when faced with difficulty, and confronted by unanticipated challenges, the ANC has remained unwavering in its commitment to advance the interests of all the people of South Africa.(…) We will not allow the stability of our democratic order to be compromised.” +GALEMAô-OTLANTHE