Former president Thabo Mbeki has delivered a scathing critique of the current government and its civil service. Without ethics, the state cannot serve the public to its full potential, Mbeki said at a ...

Re “South Africa Must Pressure Mugabe,” Commentary, June 29: Adam Kushner and Geoffrey Swenson make some good points. One should have nothing but contempt for Zimbawbe President Robert Mugabe, a ...

During a lecture over the weekend, former president Thabo Mbeki criticised the government for failing to prioritise service delivery. “South Africans can no longer pretend the public service is ...

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears. By ...

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela may be discharged from the hospital soon to recuperate at home, according to a former president of South Africa. The prediction about Mandela leaving the hospital was ...

Former President Thabo Mbeki at UNISA on Friday, 12 September 2025, responding to questions presented by the panellists. Picture: @unisa/X JOHANNESBURG - Former president Thabo Mbeki has again called ...

Days after he stepped out to campaign for the governing African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki has proposed a ‘new and truly inclusive national dialogue’ to be ...