South Africa: ANC members may form new opposition
South Africa’s former defense minister — the man who resigned to protest the ouster of Thabo Mbeki — said he and other disgruntled members of the governing African National Congress party may break away to form a new opposition. Mosiuoa Lekota’s announcement, broadcast live Wednesday on national TV, reflects growing concern among South Africans about the future of the ANC, which led the fight to end apartheid in 1994 and has governed South Africa ever since. (Full Story)