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South African President Jacob Zuma delivers a speech on November 15, 2012, in the Parliament in Cape Town. Zuma hit back at accusations he is failing the country before a raucous parliamentary hearing today, hours after allies torpedoed attempts to censure him. Facing accusations he mismanaged the economy, was AWOL during deadly labour unrest and wasted millions of taxpayers' money on upgrading a private residence, a visibly angered Zuma struck back. It was a rare flash of steel for the normally jovial leader. In one month Zuma faces the ANC's electoral conference, which will go a long way toward deciding whether he remains president of Africa's largest economy for another five years. AFP PHOTO / STRINGER (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)