Zuma officially elected president

THE leader of South Africa’s African National Congress Jacob Zuma has been officially elected the country’s president by members of parliament.

He will be inaugurated on Saturday.

The ANC won the general election in South Africa two weeks ago.

Zuma, 67, was challenged in the vote by Mvume Dandala of the opposition Congress of the People, which broke away from the ANC last year.

Zuma received 277 votes compared with 47 for Dandala.