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African goals first at G-8 summit ... state prosecutors say they will appeal against last week's ruling dismissing corruption charges against ruling party leader Jacob Zuma.
A judge threw out the charges on a legal technicality but said they could be resubmitted.
The judge also said there was evidence that the charges had been politically motivated - as Mr Zuma claims.
As ANC leader, Mr Zuma is the strong favourite to become South Africa's president after elections next year.
He won a bitter election against President Thabo Mbeki to become African National Congress leader in December last year.
The charges against him were brought against him - for a second time - just days later.
They were first put on hold two years ago.
Mr Zuma's supporters have always said that a succession of charges against him was part of a plot to prevent him becoming president.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and President Mbeki have denied this.
But correspondents say the decision to appeal is likely to once more raise political tensions.
ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said the prosecuting authority should put Mr Zuma's case behind it.
"If they re-open that case, they would have lost a very important opportunity that is there for the country and our view is that it is a question of personal egos totally elevated above national interests and public interests," he told SAfm radio.
(BBC)
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