Baleka Mbete, Deputy President of South Africa attends a press conference called by the African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Gwede Mantashe in Johannesburg on April 6, 2009. The ANC declared victory after South African prosecutors dropped charges against party leader Jacob Zuma, saying the case was a political ploy. "This is a victory for the rule of law, decency and common sense", Mantashe said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

Baleka Mbete, Deputy President of South Africa attends a press conference called by the African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Gwede Mantashe in Johannesburg on April 6, 2009. The ANC declared victory after South African prosecutors dropped charges against party leader Jacob Zuma, saying the case was a political ploy. "This is a victory for the rule of law, decency and common sense", Mantashe said.

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