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Fri 12 Dec 2008ANC splinter faction wins SA court case
A South African court ruled today a breakaway faction of the African National Congress could name itself the Congress of the People (COPE) in a blow to the ruling party's bid to fend off the emerging rival.
The ANC under its new leader, Jacob Zuma, has been rocked by defections to COPE, which was founded two months ago by a group of senior leaders loyal to former South African president Thabo Mbeki. He was ousted by the ANC in September.
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