Africa

S Africans lose patience with ANC promises

President Zuma says he will bridge the economic gap in his country at final day of the ANC conference.
Last Modified: 21 Dec 2012 10:54

President Jacob Zuma is under pressure by South Africans to do things differently now after major dissapointments in his first term as ANC leader.

He has pledged to do more to end poverty in his country, but South African's are losing patience with the party's leaders, despite their support.

Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports from Bloemfontein in South Africa.

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