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IN PICTURES: Day One At #ANC54
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Delegates sing inside plenary ahead of outgoing ANC president Jacob Zuma's speech at the ANC's 54th National Conference, Nasrec, Johannesburg, December 16, 2017. (credit:Pieter du Toit / HuffPost SA)
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ANC signage sits on banners outside the Nasrec exhibition center during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress party (ANC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. The party's National Executive Committee had decided that delegates from 50 ANC branches in the North West and Free State and the party leaders from the KwaZulu-Natal and Free State provinces, whose election was declared invalid in court rulings on Friday, wont be allowed to vote for the ANCs new leadership, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said. (credit:aldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Gwede Mantashe, secretary general of the African National Congress party (ANC), center, arrives with Zizi Kodw, national spokesman for the African National Congress party, left, for a news conference during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress party (ANC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. The partys National Executive Committee had decided that delegates from 50 ANC branches in the North West and Free State and the party leaders from the KwaZulu-Natal and Free State provinces, whose election was declared invalid in court rulings on Friday, wont be allowed to vote for the ANCs new leadership, Mantashe said. (credit:Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Media in large numbers scramble for seats ahead of an address by ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe and ANC Spokesperson Zizi Kodwa on December 16, 2017 at Nasrec, Johannesburg. Mantashe briefed media on the ANC NEC's decision on whether nullified structures in the Free State, Kwa-Zulu Natal and North West provinces would be allowed to vote at conference. (credit:Pieter du Toit / HuffPost SA)
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Delegates inside plenary communicates "it is time for Nkosazana [Dlamini-Zuma], moments before outgoing ANC president Jacob Zuma's speech at the ANC's 54th National Conference, Nasrec, Johannesburg, December 16, 2017. (credit:Pieter du Toit / HuffPost SA)
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Delegates sing inside plenary ahead of outgoing ANC president Jacob Zuma's speech at the ANC's 54th National Conference, Nasrec, Johannesburg, December 16, 2017. (credit:Pieter du Toit / HuffPost SA)
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela walks onto a platform leading to the main stage at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on December 16, 2017. (credit:Pieter du Toit / HuffPost SA)
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ANC members chant slogans at the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
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Delegates stand for prayer in plenary ahead of outgoing ANC president Jacob Zuma's speech at the ANC's 54th National Conference, Nasrec, Johannesburg, December 16, 2017. (credit:Pieter du Toit)
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma supporters gather at the ANC's 54th National Conference at Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg, December 16, 2017. (credit:Supplied)
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President Jacob Zuma sings at the conclusion of his final speech as party president at the ANC's 54th National Conference, Nasrec, Johannesburg, December 16, 2017. (credit:Pieter du Toit)
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President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma greets Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former minister and chairwoman of the African Union Commission, at the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
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President of South Africa Jacob Zuma sits next to his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa at the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
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Lindiwe Sisulu, South Africa's minister for human settlements, uses a smartphone during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress party (ANC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma urged the ruling African National Congress to fight factionalism and consider accommodating members of rival slates in its new leadership that will be elected at its national conference. (credit:Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Image)
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ANC members and delegates attend the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former minister and chairwoman of the African Union Commission, arrives for the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
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ANC members and delegates attend the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
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President of South Africa Jacob Zuma gestures as he sings to his supporters at the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
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Delegates chant slogans as they arrive for the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
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Delegates chant slogans as they arrive for the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:Rogan Ward / Reuters)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Cyril Ramaphosa sing and dance at the gates of the Nasrec Expo Centre where the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. (credit:Rogan Ward / Reuters)