McBride on election list

Johannesburg - Mr Robert McBride, the South African foreign ministry official held in Mozambique on charges of spying and gun…

Johannesburg - Mr Robert McBride, the South African foreign ministry official held in Mozambique on charges of spying and gun-running, has been nominated by the ANC as a candidate in next year's election, press reports said yesterday.

Mr McBride won the vote of more than the required five ANC branches to qualify as a candidate for the general elections set for next May, the Mail and Guardian reported.

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