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Motlanthe vows to create jobs, cut poverty

Source: ABC News
Published: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:19 AEST
Expires: Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:19 AEST

New South African President Kgalema Motlanthe tries to reassure both business and his traditional leftist allies in his first address to the nation since replacing Thabo Mbeki.

Tags: world-politics, south-africa

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