SAFRICA-POLITICS-ANC

South African President Jacob Zuma (R) flanked by his deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe attends the 2nd day of the 53 rd National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) on December 17, 2012 in Bloemfontein. Some 4,500 ANC delegates are gathered to nominate candidates to fill the party's top six positions, with embattled President Jacob Zuma facing a leadership challenge from Motlanthe. The five day conference, which will go a long way toward deciding who will lead South Africa until the end of the decade. Motlanthe is hoping to wrest control of the party from Zuma. Should he succeed, the ANC's commanding electoral standing means he is almost certain to become the country's next president. AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)