Thursday 17 January 2013

Mugabe deputy John Nkomo dies in South Africa

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Vice-President John Nkomo died in South Africa on Thursday after years of battling cancer, a Zimbabwean political source said, removing a potential successor to ageing President Robert Mugabe, who has his own health problems.

Nkomo, 78, was nominated for the joint number two position alongside Joice Mujuru two years ago after a fractious meeting of the southern African nation's ruling ZANU-PF party.

(This story has been corrected to add dropped word in para 2)

(Reporting By Cris Chinaka; Editing by Ed Cropley)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mugabe-deputy-john-nkomo-dies-south-africa-113747505.html

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