New Interim SA president sworn in

The deputy leader of South Africa\'s ruling party Kgalema Motlanthe has been sworn in as caretaker president, replacing Thabo Mbeki.



Mr. Mbeki announced his resignation on Sunday amid claims of political interference in a corruption case against leader of the African National Congress Jacob Zuma.



Motlanthe reportedly won three-quarters of the votes cast by Members of Parliament in a secret ballot in parliament in Cape Town.



Officials said he would serve until polls next year, when Zuma, is widely expected to become president.



In his first speech as president, Motlanthe vowed that the country\'s economic policies would not change, and that he would intensify efforts to create more jobs.