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Madiba’s shoes too big for Mbeki, Zuma

Mandela with Thambo mbeki
             Former South Africa presidents Thabo Mbeki (left) and Nelson Mandela at a past event. [PHOTO: AFP]

By KIPCHUMBA SOME AND AGENCIES

Given his phenomenal larger-than-life stature, it was natural that Nelson Mandela’s successors to the South African presidency would be closely watched if they fit in the old man’s big shoes.

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